Originally Posted by bassslayer

What you need to remember is that if it going cost PSA anything, they will not do it. They have to be forced into anything that costs money. The goal is to run this airline as lean and cheap as humanly possible and still have an airline. If getting new airplanes and/or using those airplanes to fly more expensive routes, it willl be outsourced. Thats why we dont fly into Canada anymore. It's more epensive to fly international so it makes financial sense to have the contract carriers do it. Don't forget Republic and Air Whisky loaned a combined 70 million to airways. I would expect any additional flying to go to them first, if at all possible. Not to mention, if PSA were to have a net gain in airframes, J for J would be back on the table. Neither the pilot group or management wants that to happen. Regardless of who gets additional flying, if anyone, these companies are going to have a hard time going from having people furloughed to staffing additional airframes in the time frame airways is going to want. Thats just my worthless opinion. You are all dumber for having read it.

Originally Posted by bassslayer

If Mesa starts shedding airplanes or goes under, airways is going to need that flying covered fast. None of these companies are in a position to do anything quickly with people furloughed

Originally Posted by Flyboy8784

We at Whiskey hear that we "Allegedly" have some guys in our Training Dept. at CAE in Denver Brushing up on 700/900 training...But who the hell knows....

I think all of us in the Airways System would benefit from Mesa Dying...Even alot of the Mesa Pilots....they'll still have jobs....just working for another company

Originally Posted by seafeye

More so Republic not Air Wiskey cause if i remember correctly they were only allowed 50 seat airframes. Republic gets what they want. PSA, Piedmont will only get left overs or the flying that isn't cost effective for Air Wiskey, they have duty rigs.

Originally Posted by Theonemarine

Unless Republic plans on learning how to fly -900's, they will not be an issue in taking the flying, as scope will not allow any more 70+ seat aircraft on property. Air Wisky got a contract extension for the money they gave airways, so any additional flying would not be a mandatory thing (even though they would be a good choice from a pilot perspective since they would fly them for good pay). I personally see some -900's going away because USAPA wants to regain scope and there are way to many RJ's in the system in relation to mainline aircraft, and what is left being jet-wise being split between Wisky and PSA.
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Originally Posted by Flyboy8784

We had 73 Captain jumpseating the other day....hes on the USAPA Board....they dont want the 190's unless they get a fair Pay Scale from them....They claim negotiations with the company are going suprsingly well. He had mentioned a big problem with this LOA 93 that was signed back during their first concessionary contract. He seemed to think things will turn around as long as the Union is strong enough...again he blames ALPA for all the problems...which I can sympathize with....ALPA is not run the way a Union is supposed to be run