That happened when they went from 250 warn notices to 750 in the next correspondence.

Heavy PSA presence last summer in DFW. I expect the same this year. Mesa can’t fly what they have now so someone will have to fill the gap.

How bad is Mesa not being able to handle it right now?

Mesa’s performance is bad. But it’s been bad for years. There is a reason they’re cheap and their labor contracts are only a piece of that equation. I’m not trying to tear them down, they have good ALPA Pilot’s over there who are doing the same thing we’re doing... Trying to pay the bills.

Anyway... If DFW happens it would likely be at the expense of PSA flying somewhere else. There really isn’t any clear way for PSA to grow right now.

But didn't you say a few months ago that you see us growing and getting more airplanes?

It doesn't make any sense as to why we're pushing through 2 classes a month of 30 each if we're not growing. I get it that some of the hiring is due to attrition, but we didn't lose 600 pilots.

The question to “more airplanes” is from where

Chris has never eluded to PSA getting more planes. He has always stuck to his point. The other question you have to ask is where will PSA get planes from to grow? CRJ production has ended, there are many used 700/900s floating around. The possibility was there for growth until CRJ production ended and MESA contract was renewed...

Look at that contract a little harder. I’ve never seen more back doors and strings in any labor contract like this.

I may have? I don’t remember. There were rumors for a while but nothing came of any of it and the situation has been dynamic industry-wide. There are no airplanes coming from Europe. There are none coming out of the desert. So that leaves Mesa. And it costs money to move airplanes around with the savings by doing so being realized over time. Mesa is much more cost-effective than PSA. I don’t think we’re going to see any of those airplanes.

Maybe we would have gained some aircraft if we were able to gain additional block hours. That hasn’t happened yet. Maybe they figure it out in the future, maybe they don’t. But for now I don’t see much changing. I see AA restructuring some as they begin their recovery. What that looks like I have no idea. But they will place flying/airplanes at the carriers who are able to be flexible and respond quickly/efficiently to AA’s changing needs in a rapidly changing market. Not so sure PSA is able to be that airline for AA for a number of reasons that are far outside our control. So no sense worrying about any of it.

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