Originally Posted by
HandyUghes
In what way? They didn’t even pull all of the instructors. Aside from the fact that we hear nothing from management anymore, seems to be business as usual. Even opened a new training center.
If we are going down, it would be fitting that they’re offering the $50k bonus to new hires. Dupe pilots into coming here so management can set up their parachutes then, bam, put ‘em all out on the street with nothing. How do our shady AF recruiters live with themselves?
Have you read the fine print of the $50k bonus? You are a “shady” if you are “selling” a $50k bonus as a guaranteed money if you just stick with Mesa for 3 years. That isn’t how the bonus program is structured and the pilot will likely only get half of this money.
What instructor who has a 1st class medical, is under the age 65, is type rated in the Ejet, and is Ejet current is still instructing? When reports of 5 to 6 months from day one to IOE start coming out, Mesa’s credibility goes down. When 90 day “sits” come out, Mesa’s credibility goes down. When people come on here and say they quit because they were tired of sitting,
Mesa’s credibility goes down.
Now, I can buy that this may be a SIM availability issue. SkyWest is increasing their Ejet fleet by 40% this year. Envoy is adding 10 Ejets. Other regionals may be sucking up the available SIM time.
Whatever the issue, Mesa’s lack of planning has led us to having people quit during training when they wouldn’t have if they could get through the program in 3 months. You don’t see anyone else with an Ejet program having this problem. Not Envoy, Not Republic. Not Compass. Not SkyWest. This is just poor planning and poor management.