Originally Posted by duvie

Good news for one regional is not necessarily good news for all. If Mesa went under that would be somewhat good news for many pilots and bad news for a relative handful. Not saying I'm cheering for it, just pointing out a different perspective held by many.

I can't count how many times I've heard from various airline crews while jumpseating:

ME: So how are you guys doin?
THEM: We'd probably be a lot better if Mesa would just die already. I know that our company is in talks with (insert United/Delta/Usair) for that (insert ORD/PHX/DEN/freedom) flying