Then there's something ELSE going on. I know pilots moving on from Mesa RECENTLY to:
American
United
Spirit
Alaska
Atlas (FO)
Kallita
Southwest
Frontier (FO)
So having Mesa on your resume isn't the handicap. There's something ELSE stopping one from getting "the call". I also know Mesa captains who have turned down "the call" because of the initial pay cut.
The point is - Mesa isn't handicapping anyone. Something else on their resume or background is.
Originally Posted by
Brody
Not for the reason(s) you might think.
I speak to pilots at Mesa on a daily basis - most are qualified to fly for a major, have their applications in, many attend the big job fairs - but most never even get called for an interview. Most of those who do - don't get the job. Most have no blemishes on their record.
This profession is akin to choosing a line at the supermarket. You stand in the line that looks the quickest - but too often it isn't. You had no way of knowing - so it's not really your fault . . . it's just way it worked out. Decisions you make early in your career that seem insignificant can prove to be career-changing. Some for the better - some not.
I don't know you - and certainly don't wish anything bad on you. I hope all Mesa pilots who want to move on - do. That said, their appears to be collusion at the highest levels when it comes to hiring regional pilots. Specifically, it is a financial windfall for legacies to keep the regionals intact and pay us pennies-on-the-dollar. Why wouldn't they? We're - for lack of a better term - slave labor. Why wouldn't they infiltrate our unions? Fight us on seemingly everything?
Maybe you'll get your 1000 PIC and move on. I hope you do.
Just don't be surprised if the phone doesn't ring when you think it will.