The time for that has come and past a long time ago young man. Low pay for 19 seat turbo props was only the beginning. There is no reason a Pilot should not be making a minimum of $50,000 a year regardless of aircraft size. Net jets pays over $60K for first year fo's and half of those airplanes don't break 20,000 lbs.

But I ask you this my friend. From an industry of people who are about as united as oil and water what are we to do. I find more and more people who are all for one, one for themselves. There is nothing unified about any pilot group anymore. We are a group of people who for the most part spend 16-24 hours a week locked in a box with only one other person and somehow we are to be able to bring a group of 1000-2000-5000+ pilots to the same level of thinking. WHAT DO WE DO?

Mesa is going to be one of the first to be faced with the concession question. They gave up a lot last time around due to scope and freedom, what will they give up this time. Until a group of pilots walks out the door and an airline shuts down because of it management will NEVER take us seriously. PS: don't hold your breathe to see the above scenario play out, there are too many senior pilots on the list to get a walk vote. Closest thing that I can remember was COMAIR and look where they are today, great contract, but ask them about that MCO base among other things. Not picking, but you folks stood up for yourselves.