The ONLY reason Mesa is where it is today... Is because it dumped it's 50 seaters before everyone else. Leading up to this was a series of horrible decisions...

circa 2006 with ~1800 pilots

then...

-Refusing to pay to play for Airways in 2006ish thereby giving CLT entirely to AirWhiskey.

-China

-Delta

-Hawaii

by 2012-ish only ~600 pilots survive the cuts, 10 year upgrade, and 50 seaters are gone.

Now you're in a new golden age - DO NOT SCREW IT UP BY GETTING BACK IN THE 50 SEAT BUSINESS!!!

Just my humble opinion mixed with some pseudo facts

Always rooting for ya'll!!!