Originally Posted by
Ski Patrol
The regionals have not been desperate for the last 5 years. When I was hired there was 1 "west coast" jet regional hiring. It was my first and only attempt as was for my compadres. BTW 11 United/US Air furloughs were new hires in my class they have since moved on as they had the time. And no I was not MAPD I flew single pilot IFR in a piece of .... before MESA, college degree, no failed rides, polished shoes, clean record etc. etc. So don't tell me about leftovers. Get off your friggin high horse and accept the fact that timing has alot to do with where a person ends up.
There's probably a lot of good guys in prison also. Mesa is a very small "West coast" airline, the only time you'll see California is if you're a senior FO on minimum days off reserve or a really senior lifer Captain.