MIAMI ... You know I don't speak Spanish?

 

Phone interview?

Wait...

Scratch that, just apply and you get a class. What a joke.

 

Is mesa's contract significantly better than republic's? I know it's slightly better but why the hell is republic struggling and people seem to be lining up around the corner for mesa?

 

Republic is still halfway pretending to have an interview.

 

For what it's worth, I've heard SFO or ORD on top of a definite base at IAH. But then again, I don't work for Mesa, I'm only going off what I've been told on the jumpseat.

 

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought they brought back sim assessments after losing some people in training. Either way, joke is on us. Regional FOs are probably the most commoditized pilot labor force of them all. Yes, they need "future captains", but those will rise from the group.

Imagine a regional airline hiring the entire cadre of instructors from a flight school or all of the pilots from a 135, say, Ameriflight. They'd probably get a couple bad hires, but it'd work out just fine for the most part. The strategy they're using doesn't mean that only rejects from other airlines are applying. Pilots need this type of flight time to achieve their goals, and Mesa offers an opportunity to get it.

I don't entertain any illusions about the caliber of my job, and I don't think pilots who want to fly should be discouraged from applying after reading the junk people write about Mesa on APC. The real problem some pilots have is that they continue to cling to their airline fantasies after so much disappointment.

If Mesa is truly growing, then coming here could be a good decision.

 

Like always RV5M hits the nail on the head.

I must ask, is your last comment rhetorical?

Our United CRJ700 flying was just extended through 2019, with the 30 175's on the way.

Our UsAir CRJ900 flying was just extended through 2021, while adding 4 confirmed and soon to be 10 more 900's.

In JO's own words, "this is just the tip of the iceberg of more flying."

Hopefully Republic's TA, Expressjet and Eagle's NO votes will put a lot of pressure on Mesa for a new TA.

I really hope the Republic TA is good and Mesa can't staff classes, with new hires running to RAH.

So we shall see.

 

Bienvenido a Miami

 

Erased do to possible prosecution for slander. Since many of his quotes were hearsay and I didn't actually witness them. But there are some good ones.

 

There is no shortage of applicants and many new hires are from other regionals.
Captain I am currently flying with is going to be part of the initial cadre. IAH is the only base that has been announced suspecting very long trips to SF, and elsewhere