Originally Posted by
1stCivDivPilot
Honestly who would want to have CVG as a base? The company was hoping for a big ex-Comair turnout. The gimmick didn't work. However, having good bases (with crappy pay) has proved workable for Mesa. Do I think it will work here by itself. Nope, it's too late for that. Doesn't mean management won't try it as the latest gimmick.
I think hangar space and maintenance superseded what would be desirable for pilots, but I agree maybe they were hoping for some kind of comair turnout. I think though adding more bases might be a bad thing, imagine all the dead heading. Schedules would get worse. Airplanes would have to be pulled out of existing bases as more cannot be crewed.