Mesa 3.0
04-08-2017, 01:22 PM
#3491
Covfefe
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,001
Originally Posted by deltajuliet
Yeah downgrade, I don't know if you're trolling or not but you're very misguided. How long have you been here and what's your background? I'm curious.
04-08-2017, 02:44 PM
#3492
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2017
Position: Guess
Posts: 34
Kudos to you, sir!
I greatly appreciated your massive creativity. You definitely had me laughing! The only thing is, if JO reads this forum, you probably just gave him an idea!
Originally Posted by MrWizard
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Mesa Airlines Announces New Pilot Incentive Program
PHOENIX – April 7, 2017 – Mesa Airlines, Inc. announced today the first location rollout of a new pilot incentive program with the goal of retaining more of these highly-trained professionals as valued employees. Mesa Airlines Executive Vice President Paul Foley stated today that in conjunction with a vendor at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, he has secured a way to dramatically boost pilot pay under the Work While You Wait program. Foley acknowledged that for decades Mesa has had their flight crews wait up to four hours many times per week between their turns for the day and their last leg out of Dallas. During this time crews only earn $1.50 per hour per diem while lounging around the airport, and often complain that they are grossly underutilized.
“Not anymore on my watch”, says Foley, having secured a ground-breaking temporary employment agreement with the DFW Airport Qdoba at $10 an hour for any pilot. Payroll will be seamless, and pilots don’t need to take off their uniform, just throw on an apron. “Will someone please tell me where in the world can you make 566% more money per hour?” asks Jonathan Ornstein, CEO of Mesa Airlines. “We never expected our pilots to live off our wages, and this opportunity puts them that much closer to financial security plus they get a free burrito. Mesa saves by not having to pay them per diem when they work at Qdoba! This is a win-win for all involved, the pilots, the airline, and the fast food industry.” Pilots who work at least 20 hours per week and are fully qualified in both burrito and quesadilla assembly during both daytime and night, and have demonstrated the ability to operate the deep-fat frier in reduced heat mode without benefit of a QRH, will be eligible for health insurance paid by Qdoba. Pilot applicants will be required to optionally take and pass the TOEFL examination before being allowed to speak with Qdoba customers through a headset.
Dallas Qdoba employee Cindy Snow, a recent GED graduate and resident at the Tarrant County Ramper and Baggage Handler Narcotics Recovery House says, “Sup…is just so cool to be working with these pilots shoulder-to-shoulder, they are so smart with all their training about jets and knowledge of everything else in the world too, and here they are making burritos just like me.” Mesa pilot (First Officer) Roger Murdoch says, “I love flying for American Eagle, proudly operated by Mesa Airlines, but I dread flying five legs for 4:40 of credit. Now I am making six times more money instead of just sitting around in the crew room chatting up the high school girls! Thank you Paul and Jonathan, for your superb leadership in building a great future for all of us at Mesa. Next time you’re in line at Qdoba I’m going to slip you an extra lump of guacamole!”
About Mesa Airlines
A multiple-time recipient of Air Transport World’s Regional Airline of the Year Award, Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines operates as American Eagle from hubs in Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth and as United Express from Washington Dulles and Houston. Founded on a mesa in New Mexico in 1982 by Larry and Janie Risley, Mesa currently operates 133 aircraft, with more than 600 daily system departures to 124 cities, 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. The airline will add 17 additional Embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet in 2017. The company has approximately 3,100 employees and is losing about 35 pilots per month, but has plans to hire an additional 1,000 gullible workers in the next two years. For more information, go to Mesa Airlines provides regional air service for American Airlines and US Airways under the American Eagle/US Airways Express brands and for United Airlines under the United Express banner. or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mesaairlines
Corporate Communications
602-685-4010 [email protected]
Mesa Airlines Announces New Pilot Incentive Program
PHOENIX – April 7, 2017 – Mesa Airlines, Inc. announced today the first location rollout of a new pilot incentive program with the goal of retaining more of these highly-trained professionals as valued employees. Mesa Airlines Executive Vice President Paul Foley stated today that in conjunction with a vendor at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, he has secured a way to dramatically boost pilot pay under the Work While You Wait program. Foley acknowledged that for decades Mesa has had their flight crews wait up to four hours many times per week between their turns for the day and their last leg out of Dallas. During this time crews only earn $1.50 per hour per diem while lounging around the airport, and often complain that they are grossly underutilized.
“Not anymore on my watch”, says Foley, having secured a ground-breaking temporary employment agreement with the DFW Airport Qdoba at $10 an hour for any pilot. Payroll will be seamless, and pilots don’t need to take off their uniform, just throw on an apron. “Will someone please tell me where in the world can you make 566% more money per hour?” asks Jonathan Ornstein, CEO of Mesa Airlines. “We never expected our pilots to live off our wages, and this opportunity puts them that much closer to financial security plus they get a free burrito. Mesa saves by not having to pay them per diem when they work at Qdoba! This is a win-win for all involved, the pilots, the airline, and the fast food industry.” Pilots who work at least 20 hours per week and are fully qualified in both burrito and quesadilla assembly during both daytime and night, and have demonstrated the ability to operate the deep-fat frier in reduced heat mode without benefit of a QRH, will be eligible for health insurance paid by Qdoba. Pilot applicants will be required to optionally take and pass the TOEFL examination before being allowed to speak with Qdoba customers through a headset.
Dallas Qdoba employee Cindy Snow, a recent GED graduate and resident at the Tarrant County Ramper and Baggage Handler Narcotics Recovery House says, “Sup…is just so cool to be working with these pilots shoulder-to-shoulder, they are so smart with all their training about jets and knowledge of everything else in the world too, and here they are making burritos just like me.” Mesa pilot (First Officer) Roger Murdoch says, “I love flying for American Eagle, proudly operated by Mesa Airlines, but I dread flying five legs for 4:40 of credit. Now I am making six times more money instead of just sitting around in the crew room chatting up the high school girls! Thank you Paul and Jonathan, for your superb leadership in building a great future for all of us at Mesa. Next time you’re in line at Qdoba I’m going to slip you an extra lump of guacamole!”
About Mesa Airlines
A multiple-time recipient of Air Transport World’s Regional Airline of the Year Award, Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines operates as American Eagle from hubs in Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth and as United Express from Washington Dulles and Houston. Founded on a mesa in New Mexico in 1982 by Larry and Janie Risley, Mesa currently operates 133 aircraft, with more than 600 daily system departures to 124 cities, 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. The airline will add 17 additional Embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet in 2017. The company has approximately 3,100 employees and is losing about 35 pilots per month, but has plans to hire an additional 1,000 gullible workers in the next two years. For more information, go to Mesa Airlines provides regional air service for American Airlines and US Airways under the American Eagle/US Airways Express brands and for United Airlines under the United Express banner. or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mesaairlines
04-08-2017, 02:46 PM
#3493
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 274
It seems that Subway has joined on the adopt-a-Mesa pilot bandwagon and, because they value the tremendous skill set of these new hires, they are starting them at a generous $7.75/hr. While that might not seem like much to your average high-schooler, it was brought into perspective by Mesa first year FO Lenny Snively who remarked --
"I jumped at the chance after I figured out the difference between what is meant by FDP time and block time then realized I'm really only making $5.90 per hour at Mesa. My coworkers are awesome here too, teaching me about middle-eastern cultures and all. Heck just the other day they let me have the controls on the sub toaster! How cool is that! I even got a chance to meet the big boss yesterday, Mr. Jonaswarallah Ornasarami. I told him I was having so much fun I might even work there for free. He was so pleased with my work that he offered me a $3 million bonus if I would stay there for at least 12 days. I'm not sure why, but everyone else working there laughed really hard too when he said that. All I did was mention that I'd like to work a little overtime though and they all stopped laughing. I'm going to tell all my friends about this place. I mean why would anyone want to work at Wendy's or Einstein Bagels if you have to take the Skylink?"
Thank you Subway for joining in the effort to prop up Mesa by giving its employees a hand up.
"I jumped at the chance after I figured out the difference between what is meant by FDP time and block time then realized I'm really only making $5.90 per hour at Mesa. My coworkers are awesome here too, teaching me about middle-eastern cultures and all. Heck just the other day they let me have the controls on the sub toaster! How cool is that! I even got a chance to meet the big boss yesterday, Mr. Jonaswarallah Ornasarami. I told him I was having so much fun I might even work there for free. He was so pleased with my work that he offered me a $3 million bonus if I would stay there for at least 12 days. I'm not sure why, but everyone else working there laughed really hard too when he said that. All I did was mention that I'd like to work a little overtime though and they all stopped laughing. I'm going to tell all my friends about this place. I mean why would anyone want to work at Wendy's or Einstein Bagels if you have to take the Skylink?"
Thank you Subway for joining in the effort to prop up Mesa by giving its employees a hand up.
Last edited by Out Of Trim; 04-08-2017 at 02:58 PM.
04-09-2017, 07:05 AM
#3496
Banned
Joined APC: Feb 2017
Posts: 2,275
Originally Posted by deltajuliet
So, all the guys with older iPads are going to need to buy new ones? You think it can't get any worse and then they find a way. It's astounding, really.
04-09-2017, 07:17 AM
#3498
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,602
Originally Posted by deltajuliet
So, all the guys with older iPads are going to need to buy new ones? You think it can't get any worse and then they find a way. It's astounding, really.
04-09-2017, 07:34 AM
#3499
Living the Dream
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,795
I think IAH and PHX got the email. Basically 2's and 3's won't be compatible with FD-Pro in the near future. Maybe if Mesa would just equip each cockpit for the price of one pilot's salary; after all, what's two iPads in a $46 million plane?
04-09-2017, 07:51 AM
#3500
Covfefe
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,001
Originally Posted by deltajuliet
I think IAH and PHX got the email. Basically 2's and 3's won't be compatible with FD-Pro in the near future. Maybe if Mesa would just equip each cockpit for the price of one pilot's salary; after all, what's two iPads in a $46 million plane?
If Mesa is giving new hires $500 for iPads, they should just give everyone $500 for ipads every 3-5 years. Or do a $100 per year iPad replacement payment. Or just give every pilot an iPad in a bulk buy. Lose it or break it...its on you. But at least in that case they gave you one that works and will be supported until the next one comes out. Wouldn't cost that much money. But, that's Mesa for you.
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