While I'm one not to defend Mesa's actions and those that choose to go there in recent years, there is one misconception about them that I think people need to stop.

From what I see Mesa does NOT only get 8 days off a month. They have 28 day bid periods, which is 13 for the year. Their 8 days off are per bid period. Can we please stop saying they only get 8 days off a month. I know its just a minor detail, but it makes it seem worse than it really is. Plus their line holders get 10 days off per bid period which makes that more than 10 days off per month. If I'm not mistaken some other regionals only get minimum 10 days off per line holder, which would be less than Mesa's pilots.