Originally Posted by
Southern Fried
Yeah, cool story. If only it was just a story.
I'll spell it out for you. The majority of the 200 - 300 ASA pilots that actually came to the ERJ side are now our most senior pilots. Hence, most of the seats on our new 175s are taken by you. The ironic part is how the ASA MEC caused United to walk away from giving 175s to us during the period of time we were subject to the Transition and Process Agreement. Remember that meeting about a month before Mesa announced their new deal with United for 175s? Meh, maybe you don't know. Many of you don't.
So, next time you see a Mesa 175 taxiing around you can thank your very own ASA MEC for that. Those 175s could have been ours. But because they were destined to only come to the (at the time) current United partner (XJT), the ASA side decided that we wouldn't get any of them. Now those ASA pilots are flying the new XJT 175s. Irony.
You know, I get that you and 701 are all butt-hurt over having to survive on our "inferior" contract. But, at least your butt gets to ride in that 175, eh? Not so bad I'd say. As for having to commute, I guess you have to take the good with the bad sometimes. At least you can still feed your family and pay the mortgage, right? I'd say that's better than unemployment or going to the bottom of another regional airlines seniority list.
Some people just can't accept charity with a smile and a thank you.
All I read here is, I’m a bitter person that can’t get over the fact that ASA and ExpressJet “merged”. Call sign ACEY. ASQ as an identifier, HQ in ATL, executive decision to fly one brand of aircraft. If you remember, the combined company was named “Surejet” for a short period of time. The people revolted. The company came up with a list of names to rename. ExpressJet was one. The people picked ExpressJet.
Just because the name of the company eventually became ExpressJet, doesn’t negate the fact that the operating certificate was merged. For the purpose of “One” company.
Speaking if luck, do you recall the conference call and announcement by SkyWest INC that ExpressJet was planned to be an all CRJ airline and all E145s were to be given back to the United. I personally remember this because I had many friends that flew the ERJ. I expressed my condolences and was passionate about ensuring everyone felt as if we were one company. I deserve this job equally. If the integration resulted in a necessary displacement, I’d find another job if I couldn’t hack it. Point of this story. EVERYONE is lucky. Things could have been drastically different and were planned to go that way.
One last thing. If you feel the CRJ MEC had the ability to control the fate of the company the degree that you described, ask any of us that flew all the CR7s and CR2s out to Skywest MX hangers around the country to transfer them to the OO certificate. Watching the company dismantle in front of our eyes.