Originally Posted by
Imabelieber
Well the scope agreement is in place….however if United were to purchase Mesa and staple the seniority list to the bottom of the United list…now we have “ United” pilots flying 79 seater planes. My guess is either way we are looking at a purchase not just a regional contract….how that will effect the pilots at both mainline and regional side cannot be determined till more information is released….this has been in the works for at least a year.
United owns a lot of the Mesa 175’s. Cheaper to pull them back and then move them to SkyWest or CommuteAir or Republic than taking on all the Mesa employees. (Think salary, healthcare, 401k, etc).