Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
In this scenario, would those who brought a capt. seat to the deal keep it?
I see some genius in your posts on this topic, but part of my hopes you wrong, for my career's sake. Going back to new hire senority would be a kick in the nuts, given the decision I just made to not do it (become a new hire) voluntarily.
Hold your horses, don't get too excited! I'm just speculating based on what I know about SKW and mesa (worked at both).
You can probably assume that US Air will get rid of mesa in 2-3 years, as DP has supposedly said so in public.
In order to staff a large new operation, SKW would really have to scramble due to the entry-level pilot shortage...one way to do this would be incentivize experienced mesa pilots by allowing them to retain their current seat, domicile, and pay (ex PHX CRJ CA). If they transfered out of PHX, into the existing SKW system, then they would be new-hire FO's.
Again, just speculation, not even a rumor. It's also posible that the mesa-SKW transition could be done over a long enough period (2+ years) to allow normal staffing by SKW.