Why would a leasing company be stupid enough to sign such an agreement...if their airplanes got returned they would then have to negotiate with potential customers to also adopt the pilots in question. Leasing companies are not in that business, and if the displaced pilots wanted anything other a staple that would of course violate the scope of the existing pilot group.

Waaaaaay too hard, a leasing company would not agree to that...unless the original leasor paid them mucho extra to do it. So Mesa is going to pay extra to provide pilot job security after their own demise