Originally Posted by
Hedley
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.
Well, your “spoof” incorrectly paraphrased his statement. He left enough wiggle room in the actual statement where one could gather that 50 seaters would be around, albeit in reduced numbers, depending on how everything plays out. And has been pointed out, Mesa CRJ pilots did not fly specific contracts and that won’t be the case until next month.