N6279P

If you know so many hiring managers at various airlines, why are you still at Mesa?

calmwinds

For some of us pilots, this is a second career after a career in the military. I have several friends in the industry long before I came to Mesa. My next door neighbor is a senior manager at a major. Many of my past colleagues are now pilots in the majors. My wife works at a different major. Like many, I wanted to work at a regional where I didn't have to commute and don't have the desire to be a FO on a 737.

Many of my fellow pilots are trying to make the leap. It is bogus to think that recruiters or hiring managers are overlooking Mesa pilots. Southwest, American, Delta, and United are going to hire the equivalent of today's entire regional pilot population over the next 3 or 4 years. That ignores growth at Spirit and Frontier. They don't really have the "ability" to overlook a regional.

If Mesa falls apart or our agreements cancelled, I will go back to doing what I was doing.

By the way, I voted "no". An FO shouldn't have to use food stamps to support a family. Pilots aren't paid enough. I wish JO would retire and someone else would start steering the company.

backtoregionals

I've accepted an Aug E-Jet class. Anyone have any good training material they're willing to share?

Navmode

I didn't say you should now recruiters. What I said was a suggestion that you had bought and ran with what regional recruiters told you, as it mirrors their sales pitch. I'm actually fairly well connected, but that's besides the point. I'm not trolling, I'm stating a fact. A fact that I wish weren't true, because I flew with a lot of good people at Mesa. Most of my friends that were able to make a big step up had to make a medium step up, and the call came fairly quickly short after.

EA50

Mesa or Skywest, if you had a choice?

Bgood

McDonald's

veewan

I've finally figured out what Mesa stands for... Minimum Earnings Straight Away!

veewan

Or Must Enjoy Shiny Airplanes.

whyvee

Anyone flown with an Australian lately? - Mesa Air Group

Whatmeworry

I have a ex-mesa buddy of mine who is at another airline and he has told me the grass ISNT better on the other side.