Originally Posted by
bradeku1008
Yup, there will be alot of Mesa pilots on the streets. But they maybe able to find another job relatively quick becasue their will probably be airlines calling back and maybe hiring to cover their flying. PSA, Piedmont, and Air Wisconsin would get alot of their guys back for the US Airways flying. Im sure Skywest will cover the United side. Mesaba will hire more pilots becasue Im sure that the Delta flying will go to them and not Comair. If they do give it to Comair then they will get to recall their pilots. RAH will probably get all of their pilots back.
Well it's refreshing to see some optimism on this board every once in a while.
If Mesa goes under, that's almost 1,500 pilots on the street. I work at an airline flying Cessna 402s and have seen former ATA, Air Tran, American, and Eos pilots applying for jobs. I'll be the first to admit that it's a great place to work, especially in the current state of the industry, but if those guys can't find another job right now, I can't imagine the thousand plus Mesa pilots finding work as easily as you imagine.
Mesa going under will leave a void, but it won't be large enough to create jobs for as many pilots as it puts out of work.