Originally Posted by
Pullout
If you're looking to 'do your time and move onto a major', don't come to Mesa. The movement in that direction for our group in comparison to other regionals is pathetic. (Even our qualified Captains are being passed up for other company's less experienced FOs.)
This is probably the most myopic post.
1) New-hires at Mesa are moving up anywhere from 5-10 numbers per month, and averaging about 30 coming in junior to them every month. That means folks are leaving and going elsewhere, and yes I've met plenty of Mesa pilots that are now UA new-hires.
2) Majors don't care about regional pedigree, heck if Mesa is that bad and we didn't want to hire their pilots, then why would their operation be good enough to safely transport our passengers, etc? Why would UA or AA being willing to put their code, and livery on those aircraft?
If anything, the one regional I hear about the most for having a bad reputation in the UA new-hire ranks is Skywest. However, a few bad apples doesn't stop us from hiring from Skywest.