Originally Posted by deltajuliet

In my heart of hearts the smart play is stomaching it til 1000 TPIC. Jumping to an Airbus or 747 with better pay sounds great, it just needs to wait a few months.

Originally Posted by Downgrade

Maybe someone could write an actual response that explains why Downgrade is "wrong". Consider the account closed, though.

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

Originally Posted by No Land 3

Well I agree, but if your given a job offer at 800 TPIC to go fly a 747 or Airbus, I'd suggest you take it.

Originally Posted by Sniper66

Stay where you are as a captain because the pile of apps the computer selects most of future pilots is the current qualified 121 Captains ( always some special cases of FOs)
BTW
61 percent from regionals most current 121 Captains , 30 percent military, 5 percent corporate and 4 percent others

Your choice which percentage group you want to be if you want to work for Delta or UAL as per ALPA records for 2016 new hires given by HR to ALPA

Originally Posted by BeatNavy

Equipping the planes makes it tough to update the iPads. JB gives us all iPad air 2s and we have about 20 custom apps (in our own app store, not in the apple app store) on it. We have our own version of Jepp FD, WSI for weather, and my mobile 365 for all pubs and training. I like the way these are managed for the most part. We can also put our own stuff on it and it is no big deal. I still carry the iPad I had at Mesa on some trips and/or a laptop for various reasons. I kind of wish JB would just give us $500 for an iPad every few years and have it be our own and not monitored by them, but with as much crap as we have on it, it needs to be managed by them.

Originally Posted by Sniper66

Stay where you are as a captain because the pile of apps the computer selects most of future pilots is the current qualified 121 Captains ( always some special cases of FOs)
BTW
61 percent from regionals most current 121 Captains , 30 percent military, 5 percent corporate and 4 percent others

Your choice which percentage group you want to be if you want to work for Delta or UAL as per ALPA records for 2016 new hires given by HR to ALPA

Originally Posted by No Land 3

Good, that aught to shut up the few that think PIC is not as important anymore!