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bustinmins

07-29-2007 04:45 PM

Mesa historic block times are called segment times.

Those segment times are the six month historic average of that leg. If you push out and have to taxi for a four hour tour of LGA and then fly to PHL. You'll only get the 1.0 segment credit and not the five hours it will take you to actually perform the trip.

The Mesa people I know have one goal - fix it or burn it down. They are gathering the kindling now.

JO is setting up the China deal as a whipsaw. He's going to be moving CRJ's to China and establish flying there. Rumor has it that Mesa could lose a codeshare by November. In all honesty, that would probably "right-size" them for what they are currently undertaking.

Either way - Friends don't let friends fly for JO....at least not with this contract.....

I spent 9 years and 9 months at Mesa. The conditions they are currently working under far surpass the shizzit I experienced.

Godspeed to the YV crews and get a great contract...!!!

ExperimentalAB

07-29-2007 06:12 PM

Enjoyed the Post, bustinmins...Thanks!!

RightSeatDude

07-31-2007 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groovinaviator (Post 203917)

I have an interesting Mesa story...
I was commuting from STL-ORF through CLT. The CLT-ORF leg i rode up front on a CRJ900 due to no open seats in the back. Both pilots had 4 stripes and I thought to myself that it must be OE or something... cool. It actually turns out that the captain in the right seat was junior manned to the right seat and was even senior to the captain in the left seat... that absolutely blew my mind! Junior manning to the Right seat? Has anyone else heard of this?

I have never personally had a Mesa jumpseater, but welcome aboard!

Yes, it's also happening quite a bit on the Freedom side out of ATL. One CA I know (about 6 spots from the bottom) recently upgraded and is still spending 2/3 of his time right seat.

FL410

07-31-2007 02:26 PM

Bastards coudn't clear the runway in time yesterday, and I had to do a go around at LAX.

Slice

07-31-2007 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FL410 (Post 206121)

Bastards coudn't clear the runway in time yesterday, and I had to do a go around at LAX.

Was it scary?:rolleyes:

bustinmins

07-31-2007 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FL410 (Post 206121)

Bastards coudn't clear the runway in time yesterday, and I had to do a go around at LAX.

Let me get this right - Mesa pilots are "bastards" because you had to go around because the Mesa guys missed a turn? ROFLMAO!!! Personally, I'm happy you had to go around. It sounds like you needed some humility training.

Jump off that high horse before someone else knocks you off of it.

My .02

N618FT

07-31-2007 07:27 PM

Ok, I don't know what's going on but I've brought my 9mm to the fight... anyone want to have a crack at me?

blastboy

07-31-2007 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N618FT (Post 206405)

Ok, I don't know what's going on but I've brought my 9mm to the fight... anyone want to have a crack at me?

I've brought my M1 Abrams and Bergmann MP18 to the fight. Run if you can. :D

newgrad411

07-31-2007 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FL410 (Post 206121)

Bastards coudn't clear the runway in time yesterday, and I had to do a go around at LAX.

Grow a set. Go arounds happen, so get very used to them.

blastboy

07-31-2007 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newgrad411 (Post 206419)

Grow a set. Go arounds happen, so get very used to them.

Indeed. I can't count the number of times I've seen go arounds at SNA and LGB, 99% of them airliners. It happens and will happen again. I've been asked to go around a dozen times because of congestion on the pavment.

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