You get paid full trip guaranty. In otherwords, if you were on a 4 day trip that paid 27 credit hours, you get that pay even if you don't fly plus perdiem for time away from base.

For all of you considering Mesaba, now is probably the best time to come over because Mesaba is growing like no other carrier I have ever seen, as the upgrade time in Saab is down to street Captain. If you have ATP minimums and prior Part 121 experience even if it is few months, you are almost guaranteed a Saab Captain slot right from the start. Jet upgrade time is coming down really fast too.

It is almost certain that Mesaba will wind up with close to all the options NWA has on CRJ900s which is 94, and considerably more than 17 CRJ200 in the next 12 to 24 months.