Alright, I work for Mesa as an RJ F/O. Let me say a few things.

I know why people say Mesa has dragged the industry down, and I know why people don't like management, and disrespect the pilots. BUT - would you rather see us turn the place around or just go out of business. If I were on the outside looking in, I'd want to see 1,300 pilots (4,500 total employees about) keep their jobs and make the company better. I can tell you in the last year and a half, IT IS A DIFFERENT COMPANY. People are actually enjoying going to work now, and it's continuing to move ahead. I'm very excited about the changes that are happening. I think we are well on our way to becoming a more respectable carrier. I work my butt off to make this a better place, and I know so many other people at this company that are in the same boat. We just aren't sitting around getting beaten up and taking it up the butt - we are actively working to enhance our quality of life in many ways.

As far as the financial status - I have no idea how much cash we have in the bank. I don't even know if I WANT to know. I don't understand a lot of that stuff, so I'd probably just be more confused than I already am. What I AM trying to do is stay positive, and just do my job as well as I can, make my passengers as happy as I can, and help my crew out as much as I can.

I attended the Delta lawsuit in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. I feel VERY positive about the outcome of that trial - and I expect we will win it. No decision has been reached however and we are still waiting for the ruling. The court had 2 weeks to a month to make a ruling.

That's about it right now. I just wish people would stop degrading us and stop to support us. Just a few words of encouragement would be nice. Wishing people out of a job just makes people look trashy - and doesn't say much about someone. I think we'll survive. There are a lot of committed people at my company that have the drive to succeed, and I'm one of them.