It was a spoof about when Kirby and Munoz said early in the pandemic that the 50 seaters would be gone under any scenario, yet 2/3 of the Aviate airlines that are left fly only 50 seaters.

Mesa doesn’t fly exclusively for United, but from what I understand, their pilots fly for one contract at a time. Only those flying exclusively for United can be in Aviate. If they were to bid over to an American side, they’d no longer be qualified to be in the Aviate program.