Originally Posted by Bricky

We (Republic) FOs are lucky because we are almost 50-50 and are hiring FOs.

It's good for you all if they are still hiring anyone. Though I suppose they could hire someone in the morning and close the doors the next day. The more I learn about the industry the crazier it gets.

Originally Posted by AV88

I overheard an ALPA rep and a captain talking about a major announcement coming out in September… they speculated that it would be United buying out Mesa. Has anyone heard this rumor?

I am well aware rumors are very unreliable in this industry. Just wondering if others have heard the same thing.

Also, any updates on the CRJ program? Are we ramping up operations in Denver? I know we sent our line qualified instructors back to the line and stopped hiring, but I spoke to a recruiter and he said they’re still hiring CRJ non line qualified sim instructors in anticipation of resuming hiring later this year.

Originally Posted by crjflyer0023

Yes sir. There is indeed some big big announcement being made in September. Oddly enough, it is also the date of the town hall meeting with JO. So whatever it is, most likely will be revealed in the town hall online meeting with the CEO.

Could it be United buying out Mesa, and all Mesa pilots becoming United pilots and merging mesa/united seniority lists like spirit and jetblue were planning? Sure. Delta is practically doing the same thing in the near future with endeavor.

The buying of Mesa by United can have many positives. It means JO can take an early retirement and live in some mansion far away from civilization and not have to stress about making Mesa survive. It will add 10 years to his life. Mesa will have a HUGE support of cash from united. Mesa will become more stable, being a wholly owned (or fully stable if it becomes United)

Thats the best case scenario.

Worst case scenario is that United is not happy shelling out money for Mesa, it's not happy with crj performance and the planes constantly breaking down. So they also cut ties with Mesa. Mesa will be nothing other than some small DHL cargo carrier no one will remember.