Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
Is it that long? I heard that the Mesa Airways contract will expire the end of this year.
I sure hope that it is the latter. The sooner we can take over the 900 flying at PSA, the better. Expansion is what we need to get our furloughs back and resume upgrades.
Not only is this insensitive, it is pretty bold to assume that PSA will get the flying. Keep in mind, Piedmont is owned by US Airways. SkyWest already has a base in Tucson, AZ and could also serve PHX very easy. I am sure Republic would also love to get that flying since their DEN base has shut down and forced all their pilots to a long commute that were once based there.
We all want our companies to do well, including Mesa pilots that are now fearing a furlough. Everyone assumes that Mesa pilots are low time pilots but I know a lot that got hired with high TT but wanted the base that Mesa had. I personally never wanted to work for Mesa because of their bad work rules but I don't want any pilot out on the street. It is bad for all of us.