Mesaba new hires
06-22-2008 | 07:48 AM
#3241
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Lets not respond anymore that is what he wants.
06-22-2008 | 08:54 AM
#3242
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I'm sitting reserve second day in a row with nothing on my schedule and no calls. Should I call crew scheduling and ask if there are any trips open or does that just **** them off? Thanks
06-22-2008 | 09:26 AM
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Call them. You've got nothing to lose. Some of them are nice, some of them are always in a foul mood.
06-22-2008 | 10:50 AM
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No, it was a serious question. I probably should have listed all of the junk regional companies in stead of just those two, but I thought the general idea would get through... apparently I was wrong, and people are proud to be working at companies helping race our profession to the bottom. If people wouldn't accept these crap jobs, they'd either go out of business or make the compensation and associated packages more worthwhile.
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06-22-2008 | 10:52 AM
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No, it was a serious question. I probably should have listed all of the junk regional companies in stead of just those two, but I thought the general idea would get through... apparently I was wrong, and people are proud to be working at companies helping race our profession to the bottom. If people wouldn't accept these crap jobs, they'd either go out of business or make the compensation and associated packages more worthwhile.
06-22-2008 | 11:28 AM
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Thank you, somebody see's the bigger picture. My read on the industry is that this is the tip of the iceberg. Delta owns Comair, NW owns their regional(s), USair own two small regionals... AMR owns Eagle... then there are the Republics, TSA, Mesa's and such who will fly in anybody's colors so long as the execs can make a buck and exploit low time pilots by giving jet jobs in exchange for low pay and slave conditions.
The Legacy carriers will expand their use of MULTIPLE regional feeders. Places like Comair, Eagle, Compass will find themselves being beaten up at the contract table by increased threats to transfer more flying to independant subcontractors for less money.
The sad thing is this. All this flying will get done anyway. IF the TSA, Mesa, Republics did not exist, the wholly owned regionals would simply expand to cover the flying. Higher paying jobs, better QOL, better benefits, and a slowing of the race to the bottom.
The Legacy carriers will expand their use of MULTIPLE regional feeders. Places like Comair, Eagle, Compass will find themselves being beaten up at the contract table by increased threats to transfer more flying to independant subcontractors for less money.
The sad thing is this. All this flying will get done anyway. IF the TSA, Mesa, Republics did not exist, the wholly owned regionals would simply expand to cover the flying. Higher paying jobs, better QOL, better benefits, and a slowing of the race to the bottom.
I'm a little confused. In one post you say something like this, but yet you say that a company like Mesaba is helping the industry race to the bottom. You do know that Mesaba is wholly owned by NWA? So which position are you really taking?
06-22-2008 | 11:31 AM
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You may ask, I am not at a regional. I would consider any wholly owned regional to be a decent first job for an aspiring pilot. Any of the carriers operating regional equipment under other carriers colors do nothing but drag the profession down.
06-22-2008 | 11:33 AM
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Actually, nope... was not aware of that. Not afraid to admit when I make a mistake, and apparently I did. Thank you for the updated information.
06-22-2008 | 11:34 AM
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Mesaba only flies for NWA, we are wholly owned by NWA, so I think that you may have us confused with Pinnacle then. (not that I personally have anything against the folks at Pinnacle).
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06-22-2008 | 11:37 AM
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