On my IOE in Minni last week on the 900 the LCA told me that Mesaba underestimated the amount of flying the 900 would do out of Minni thus the reason why they have FO's coming in June and July (25 or so). With MSP going so Senior for 900 captains, if you compare the lines to Detroit...IF I was a MSP 900 CA i wouldn't be too happy...

Why Mesaba underestimated it...probably because we don't choose the routes...thank you DELTA/NWA