Originally Posted by skillett:1517956

If this information is true. No confirmation other than rumor. You think a possible buyout? Skywest and Republic have been aggressive in cornering the regional market. You think Mesa will make a similar move? I assume it will be known after the court hearing with US Airways and American on 11/25. I guess if we don't here anything several months after that it didn't work out, or was not true.

Originally Posted by FerrisBluer

I've been hearing this as well...basically what has been said is that United wants MAG to fly 60ejets for UAX (IDK the exact #)...however on the same coin realizes that MAG has no pilots nor really strong prospects to attract pilots yet offers the cheapest services. In order to avoid contractual protections and compensation to attract applicants MAG has secured a line of credit to purchase a fellow regional purely to park said regionals aircraft and to employ the then plane-less pilot. Which one ... Well which one seems most lucrative towards JO and is now the read headed step child of US/AMR post merger? Eagle (50seaters and a strong yet costly pilot group.) or is it piedmont (aging dash 8s and stronger pilot group than PSA.) Clearly a regional will be loadshed and heaven help any thats ends up contractually stapled to MAG. Everything is purely hearsay...however MAG has now ramped up hiring again with a class of 27 or so that just started in PHX. All shows

People don't realize how connected J.O. And really how stubb*rn this man is?

*this is not intended to be flamebait

Originally Posted by skillett

Does anybody know anything about the 750,000,000 dollar loan Mesa has secured and what they might do with it? I was told this loan was secured in August. United owns the E Jets, 10 new CRJ 9's would only be 320,000,000 if Airways wanted us to buy the aircraft. Not trying to set up flamebait, this was told to me by a few credible sources.

Originally Posted by skillett

I just finished my last bench set this morning at 330. So slow your roll "BRO".

Originally Posted by GearMover

I've been hearing they are buying all Mesa crew members (pilots and FAs) gym memberships. Rumor is management has been told about the other regionals saying bad stuff about the Mesa crews and wants all crew members to be able to pump up and say:

Originally Posted by sulkair

If what you guys are talking about were to really happen, if the merged airline is ALPA then there wouldn't be a staple but some kind of SLI. right?

I sure ****ed and moaned when they FORCED me to pay into that merger fund. Should I be glad we have it now? What exactly will it do for Mesa pilots?

Originally Posted by skillett

And by the way for the people who know me in real life, I'm not a small guy. I just finished my last bench set this morning at 330. So slow your roll "BRO".

Originally Posted by block30

If by "at 330" you meant at 3:30 a.m., I am impressed. Physically, I'm pretty useless from midnight til 10ish. I'm not sure how I made it through basic.

Originally Posted by skillett

Yes, that is what I meant, 3:30AM. Then off to the food bank at 5:30AM, then church, road side volunteer trash pickup and finally, time with kids without fathers program. It's called brothers reaching out or "BRO's".