Originally Posted by
Navmode
Except what they won't do is come up with a realistic proposal to drop in the lap of the MEC. They want to nickel and dime us on Mickey Mouse garbage like paying for KCM. Not even to mention the $10,000+/year pay disparity between us and what our competitors offer, often for flying smaller airplanes. The only thing JO offers is deflection and fantasy.
Take the last TA, drop in Skywest's pay scale. Done.
I know, I know, there's no money, that pay scale will bankrupt the company, etc. I don't care.
Seriously, when I started here, about 2 years ago, Mesa's FO payscale was only 2/hr less than the industry standard. This was more than compensated by the opportunity to be based where I was already living. Now, there is a 15,000 difference from Mesa to other regionals serving the same hubs.
Today, 35-40K/yr is the market rate for new FOs, Mesa either must meet that or shrink as attrition kicks into high gear. I know plenty of guys who would love to come here, but they can't take a 50% paycut from flying a Kingair and still feed their families.