Originally Posted by
TurboFan
You live in a capitalist country where business is cut throat. If the opportunity to make money is present, someone is going to take it. Mesa saw the opportunity to make money in Hawaii and took it. Any other regional would have done the same if they had the means. If you think RAH held out just because they liked Aloha and didn't want to hurt them by entering the market, your wrong.
it's my fault that your life as a regional airline pilot sucks. Sorry I ruined your life, bro!
I would love one of you Mesa bashers to come out from hiding behind your keyboard and argue this silliness with me in person. After two years of flying for Mesa, I've yet to have one person say anything to my face, and I jumpseat on other regionals a lot.
I highlighted some of the most ignorant parts of your post.
You think that your company legally went into the Hawaiian market. Wrong. You lied about porn deletion and the files your management saw regarding the books of the competitors. That's what Republic didn't do.
It is your fault that others are furloughed man! Mesa does ruin lives! As you say, we live in a capitalistic society. You're right! So for every dollar less per hour, fewer days off per month and harder you work for Mesa, you do undercut your fellow pilots that you 'oh so wish we could unite together'.
When you jumpseat on other regionals, they are not going to tell you off to your face about who you work for. That would be unprofessional. What you don't see is what we are thinking. We are thinking when you approach the flight deck for a jumpseat is this "here is another guy who wants to do my job for less." If you wanna meet for coffee sometime we can talk about your viewpoints and your defense of JO and Mesa. Maybe we can get you to realize what is really going on.
I hope this thread doesn't get flagged by the mods. It's the cold hard truth, not flamebait and talks about everything that is bringing down our profession.