Mesa
01-07-2015, 07:16 PM
#5121
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Posts: 236
Originally Posted by Systemized
Could someone post what a typical mesa 4-day trip looks like in the airways system? I'm curious about average block, credit, TAFB, legs per day ect. thanks
01-08-2015, 04:59 AM
#5122
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Posts: 317
Originally Posted by VanDriver208
I've heard that the terms of this Delta contract are pretty ludicrous, and that's why no one wants to take the flying. Its easy to get excited when we hear about new flying, but we are starting to run into trouble staffing what we have. I heard the number of 200's for Delta could be as high as 40! Where are we going to find the pilots to operate them. If that's the case, I hope we turn down the deal. Delta should just continue to take back their regional flying putting mainline metal on it, so we can all move along with our careers... Just my .02.
01-08-2015, 08:07 AM
#5123
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Posts: 1,459
The ONLY reason Mesa is where it is today... Is because it dumped it's 50 seaters before everyone else. Leading up to this was a series of horrible decisions...
circa 2006 with ~1800 pilots
then...
-Refusing to pay to play for Airways in 2006ish thereby giving CLT entirely to AirWhiskey.
-China
-Delta
-Hawaii
by 2012-ish only ~600 pilots survive the cuts, 10 year upgrade, and 50 seaters are gone.
Now you're in a new golden age - DO NOT SCREW IT UP BY GETTING BACK IN THE 50 SEAT BUSINESS!!!
Just my humble opinion mixed with some pseudo facts
Always rooting for ya'll!!!
circa 2006 with ~1800 pilots
then...
-Refusing to pay to play for Airways in 2006ish thereby giving CLT entirely to AirWhiskey.
-China
-Delta
-Hawaii
by 2012-ish only ~600 pilots survive the cuts, 10 year upgrade, and 50 seaters are gone.
Now you're in a new golden age - DO NOT SCREW IT UP BY GETTING BACK IN THE 50 SEAT BUSINESS!!!
Just my humble opinion mixed with some pseudo facts
Always rooting for ya'll!!!
01-08-2015, 09:02 AM
#5124
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Joined APC: Mar 2013
Position: 175 Left
Posts: 1,539
Originally Posted by sulkair
The ONLY reason Mesa is where it is today... Is because it dumped it's 50 seaters before everyone else. Leading up to this was a series of horrible decisions...
circa 2006 with ~1800 pilots
then...
-Refusing to pay to play for Airways in 2006ish thereby giving CLT entirely to AirWhiskey.
-China
-Delta
-Hawaii
by 2012-ish only ~600 pilots survive the cuts, 10 year upgrade, and 50 seaters are gone.
Now you're in a new golden age - DO NOT SCREW IT UP BY GETTING BACK IN THE 50 SEAT BUSINESS!!!
Just my humble opinion mixed with some pseudo facts
Always rooting for ya'll!!!
circa 2006 with ~1800 pilots
then...
-Refusing to pay to play for Airways in 2006ish thereby giving CLT entirely to AirWhiskey.
-China
-Delta
-Hawaii
by 2012-ish only ~600 pilots survive the cuts, 10 year upgrade, and 50 seaters are gone.
Now you're in a new golden age - DO NOT SCREW IT UP BY GETTING BACK IN THE 50 SEAT BUSINESS!!!
Just my humble opinion mixed with some pseudo facts
Always rooting for ya'll!!!
Couldn't agree more!
01-08-2015, 09:05 AM
#5125
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Posts: 1,795
Originally Posted by ScottyDo
I don't see how that is accurate. The class that started today I saw had 29 out of the 33 show up.
And sulk, interesting assessment, but would it be such a detriment if we didn't actually own them? The only real problem I can imagine is a scenario of furloughing pilots if Delta decides to stop using them and doesn't award us the replacement flying.
01-08-2015, 12:05 PM
#5126
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Posts: 1,459
Originally Posted by deltajuliet
I'll never, ever understand somebody not showing up. What a complete and utter lack of professionalism and professional courtesy. If you're not coming, don't accept the job offer. And if plans change, give the prospective airline a heads up so you don't burn your bridge with them.
And sulk, interesting assessment, but would it be such a detriment if we didn't actually own them? The only real problem I can imagine is a scenario of furloughing pilots if Delta decides to stop using them and doesn't award us the replacement flying.
And sulk, interesting assessment, but would it be such a detriment if we didn't actually own them? The only real problem I can imagine is a scenario of furloughing pilots if Delta decides to stop using them and doesn't award us the replacement flying.
wrt your quote by Ludwig Lederer: I just traded all my B and half my C for the future possibility of modestly more C. Kinda like when I got married to get more A but now get no A for the price of half my C!
01-08-2015, 01:17 PM
#5127
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Posts: 228
Originally Posted by ScottyDo
I don't see how that is accurate. The class that started today I saw had 29 out of the 33 show up.
01-08-2015, 01:36 PM
#5128
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Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 815
Originally Posted by Facebitten
all of them showed up. friend is in the crj class. 27 crj 6 ejet unless they dropped from the time they stepped off the plane to day 1 of class.
Okay you do know there is a difference between the number of class offers given and accepted and the people that actually show up right? A "friend" of yours that's been here 2 days doesn't have a clue. One of the directors of training came in class on Monday and said that by the end of the week we would have 33 people below us.
01-08-2015, 02:13 PM
#5129
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Posts: 236
Originally Posted by ScottyDo
Okay you do know there is a difference between the number of class offers given and accepted and the people that actually show up right? A "friend" of yours that's been here 2 days doesn't have a clue. One of the directors of training came in class on Monday and said that by the end of the week we would have 33 people below us.
01-08-2015, 02:15 PM
#5130
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Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 815
Mesa
I hope so man!
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