Originally Posted by
njd1
The upside to Mesa, from the little I've deadheaded on them, is that whoever hires the flight attendants defines cute the same way I do. Though I shouldn't have to tell you this means absolutely nothing from a career perspective, the scenery is definitely nicer at Mesa. The mountain views on their predominantly western route structure are also breathtaking.
Thank you for that chunk of perspective! People on the Mesa forum say the only thing Mesa leads the industry in is FAs and I think that's hilarious, in a good way.
I know C5 is an aviate partner as well, and UA has a good stake in the company as well, so I'm curious if that 40-something % ownership grants you guys any leeway in the grand scheme of things? I'm finishing my last semester at Humpty Diddle and I've been waiting on more Aviate news because obviously scoring that CJO, before you're even at your regional, would make Charlie jealous of YOUR golden ticket, but on the same coin the speculation about aviate is that it is kinda shammy and just meant to staff the regionals. I mean to a point its all just talk, but do you guys think C5 gives you a leg up if you really want to end up at UAL? Sure, qualified candidates who present themselves as true professionals and make the cut will be fine regardless of where their first taste of 121 came from but how far does being UAX boost you, if any?