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Old 02-20-2008 | 04:37 PM
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Dear Pilot Team:

Mesa has one of the quickest FO to CA upgrade programs in the industry. We are projecting the need for April classes and have found that we currently do not have enough active bidders for IAD based Captains.

We are trying to evaluate all recruiting, training and seat lock options including the potential of hiring street Captains (if necessary), to make the most beneficial decision going forward. To properly understand the best course of action we need to better understand where each of you would bid should we run a bid in the near future.

so the CRJ upgrade went as low as 7 months only becouse nobody Jr to him even bid for it. Finally the attrition and hirring of low timers is catching up. should make for a interseting year.
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Old 02-20-2008 | 04:52 PM
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Well as long as you have 21 year old super pilots that wont listen to advice they will not have aproblem filling vacancies.

I just had a conversation with a coworker that is going to a Mesa open house tomorrow, I pointed out some of the common issues, like lack of days off, poor pay and contract and he said thats fine, I like to fly so it doesnt matter if they overwork me... Good luck
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Old 02-20-2008 | 04:55 PM
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Well as long as you have 21 year old super pilots that wont listen to advice they will not have aproblem filling vacancies.

I just had a conversation with a coworker that is going to a Mesa open house tomorrow, I pointed out some of the common issues, like lack of days off, poor pay and contract and he said thats fine, I like to fly so it doesnt matter if they overwork me... Good luck
how can people justify that?
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Old 02-20-2008 | 05:51 PM
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There's always someone willing to fly for a nickel.
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Old 02-20-2008 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fit29
Well as long as you have 21 year old super pilots that wont listen to advice they will not have aproblem filling vacancies.
Your right. There should be a rule against 21 year old pilots. Its ruining our lives. However, all the guys I know there say they went there because they were too "old" (50's) to get hired anywhere else. Maybe its these 50 something super pilots that are jacking us.
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Old 02-20-2008 | 06:41 PM
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Street Captains huh???? Is it just the IAD base that hurting that bad or are they gonna look to do that into al equipment??
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Old 02-20-2008 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CL-65DRIVER
Maybe its these 50 something super pilots that are jacking us.
i feel a finger should also get the point towards the 60-64 crowd and their 5 year extended exit to the door which already kicked em out before december
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Old 02-20-2008 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyboy8784
Street Captains huh???? Is it just the IAD base that hurting that bad or are they gonna look to do that into al equipment??
just IAD for now. ORD and JFK are going to be next i think.
ERJ is staffed decent on the CA side FO its short as in more lines then there are FOs to bid for them
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Old 02-20-2008 | 07:46 PM
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Does Mesa have a training contract? If not, I just got hired at CBP, but I don't know when I start yet, maybe I could go get a type first? "Oh, yeah, sorry, I sort of forgot I had this other job lined up..."
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Old 02-20-2008 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hslightnin
Dear Pilot Team:

Mesa has one of the quickest FO to CA upgrade programs in the industry. We are projecting the need for April classes and have found that we currently do not have enough active bidders for IAD based Captains.

We are trying to evaluate all recruiting, training and seat lock options including the potential of hiring street Captains (if necessary), to make the most beneficial decision going forward. To properly understand the best course of action we need to better understand where each of you would bid should we run a bid in the near future.

so the CRJ upgrade went as low as 7 months only becouse nobody Jr to him even bid for it. Finally the attrition and hirring of low timers is catching up. should make for a interseting year.
I'm gonna throw you off the $#^& balcony!!!! Get out while you can brohan.
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