New Routes for Mesaba?
08-02-2008, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by filejw
Don't worry about what we think because it isn't personal anyway. Do the best you can for yourself, get your 1000 pic turbine and get out to a major job...
08-02-2008, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by willworktofly
With NWA phasing out their DC-9s, does anyone know if Mesaba will be picking up new routes to replace them (or even Compass/Pinnacle)? I've heard rumors that the 900s and 175s will being getting more/longer routes to make up for the loss of the diesel 9s.
Also, if you have heard of any hiring in the future for mesaba any information would be awesome...I am on reserve right now in the 900, and I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel... you know what I mean!
Also, if you have heard of any hiring in the future for mesaba any information would be awesome...I am on reserve right now in the 900, and I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel... you know what I mean!
08-02-2008, 05:41 PM
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Easy there Bert - the original poster is just trying to further his career like the rest of us. As mentioned before, this isn't personal, just the way the airline business works. Mainliners can "take it back" if they want it... they're in control here, not us. But will they?
08-02-2008, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bored
Easy there Bert - the original poster is just trying to further his career like the rest of us. As mentioned before, this isn't personal, just the way the airline business works. Mainliners can "take it back" if they want it... they're in control here, not us. But will they?
08-02-2008, 06:05 PM
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So what is the solution? What are we supposed to do as regional pilots? Should we just not take the regional job for the matter of principle? I and most every other regional pilot just want to put in our time and move on to a major.
08-03-2008, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BURflyer
No pretty soon it's going to be 3 or 4 airlines and Skywest flying domestic. All former jr mainline guys will be flying for Skywest and the former regional pilots will have to go fly freight or tow banners or even CFI to who ever is dumb enough to be a pilot now.
08-03-2008, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BURflyer
No pretty soon it's going to be 3 or 4 airlines and Skywest flying domestic. All former jr mainline guys will be flying for Skywest and the former regional pilots will have to go fly freight or tow banners or even CFI to who ever is dumb enough to be a pilot now.
08-03-2008, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sigep_nm
If you want to get into the 9E game, those routes and those airplanes were never yours to begin with. You might want to think twice about posting on a mesaba thread when you are talking about your airlines interests.
Oh great more "my regional owns those routes" and "your's doesn't" arguments
08-03-2008, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sigep_nm
If you want to get into the 9E game, those routes and those airplanes were never yours to begin with. You might want to think twice about posting on a mesaba thread when you are talking about your airlines interests.
How does any route belong to XJ, I would love to hear the answer to this?
08-03-2008, 03:05 PM
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I don't think he was saying they were XJ routes... he was replying to nicholasblonde who seems to think XJ is stealing NWA as well as 9E routes. THe only routes that can even remotely be called "XJ" routes are the EAS saab routes that XJ bids on.
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