I love it that this thread is virtually missing any Mesa bashing at all . . . it's all Mesa pilots and former Mesa pilots saying how disappointed they are. Good to see a thread like this, Mesa pilots talking about Mesa hoenstly (rather than other pilots 'poo-poo'ing Mesa).

Until a 'go jet' pilot gets on here and bashes Mesa - typical.

And yeah, Airfix, you got the message. Blame ALPA, blame the industry, blame the economy, blame whoever - in the end, it's only the fault of those currently @ Mesa. You voted in the leadership that nominated the negotiating committee, who negotiated the TA, who sent it out to the pilots, and then (just barely, but it counts the same as a windfall) the MAG pilots voted it in.

Hopefully, in 2 years, with more @ stake and more airlines @ the table @ the same time, things will change. The 'we have a gun to our heads' story is a pretty hard sell right now - there's no alter ego carrier to contend with, but I'm sure a good story will emerge soon.

For now, unify behind the current TA as best you can.