Not any more...it's probably about a 2-3 year year wait...right now the upgrades have on average 1.5 years and it's a Saab, sometimes 9 legs a day...no APU...those guys deserve that...you work your A** off in that plane

using the facts provided by this website

Mesaba 2 year FO pay
25,200 pre-taxed and no union dues taken out...

ASA 2 Year FO pay on the 50-seater
31,500 pre-taxed and no union dues taken out...

ASA 2 Year FO pay on the 70-seater
34,200 pre-taxed and no union dues taken out...


The 70 seat FO @ ASA makes almost 10 grand more pretaxed...than a 76 seat FO at Mesaba...no wonder why you guys aren't getting any more airplanes...i'de love to stop eating hotpockets and ramen noodles, as an XJer I'de love to get paid what you guys do...I never see that happening especially with the bankrupcy train we just got off of, and you can bet when our contract comes up they'll dangle these airframes in front of us like meat to a pack of wolves