Originally Posted by powrful1 (Post 555918)

The reason JO can't declare BK.....gives their codeshare partners outs on the current contracts. IE, the shell game is being played with no balls under any of the 3 shells.....so once the spinning stops, not so good.

I was one of the 700+ that left for greener pastures in 2007 and I wish my former brothers/sisters luck but life is better most ANYWHERE else.

If MESA folds and loses everything and pilots are out of jobs, they will lose seniority, and pay, and jobs temporarily....but most of the flying will still have to be done by the other regionals/mainline partners. This movement of jobs to better places while a tough pill to swallow is better for the aviation community as a whole!

Originally Posted by Purpleanga (Post 555946)

I doubt that all of the airlines will pursue that especially now when they need cheap labor. No doubt a BK would mean downsizing but ultimately the company will not liquidate, some aspects of Mesa are still valuable particularly the CRJ9 and maybe even the GO! operation. UA already gave out a bid proposal for Mesa flying at least that's what some were saying here.

Originally Posted by Purpleanga (Post 555946)

I doubt that all of the airlines will pursue that especially now when they need cheap labor. No doubt a BK would mean downsizing but ultimately the company will not liquidate, some aspects of Mesa are still valuable particularly the CRJ9 and maybe even the GO! operation. UA already gave out a bid proposal for Mesa flying at least that's what some were saying here.

Originally Posted by Purpleanga (Post 555946)

I doubt that all of the airlines will pursue that especially now when they need cheap labor. No doubt a BK would mean downsizing but ultimately the company will not liquidate, some aspects of Mesa are still valuable particularly the CRJ9 and maybe even the GO! operation. UA already gave out a bid proposal for Mesa flying at least that's what some were saying here.

Originally Posted by ToiletDuck (Post 556030)

Thing is that Mesa is a regional. There's not much a regional has that others would want. Anything they have could be quickly taken care of by other regionals.

Originally Posted by iPilot (Post 556330)

Looking back at the last time a regional went BK (Independence/ACA?) it was definitely a hands-down Ch. 7 affair. The CRJs were parked for years and the A319's were simply transferred by the leasing companies to different airlines as fast as they could get repainted. They had the place stripped and buttoned up really quickly. There wasn't really anything there that didn't get reposessed immediately by the owning company.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 556336)

That was a whole different scenario...indy was NOT a regional, when they ran out of money, they were done. In the case of mesa there might (or might not) be some flying which still needs to be done. If I had to guess the airways 900 flying has the best chance of surviving, since those 900's cannot be easily replaced...a mesa-light consisting of 40 900's and maybe a few dash-8's would be staffed by about 500 pilots (and hopefully a new CEO). Actually those pilots might make out...the judge might give them an "industry standard" contract.

Originally Posted by bradeku1008 (Post 556385)

I think Doug Parker is done with Mesa. Ch 11 or 2012 which ever comes first. Also talking about the stock price look at the article from CNBC UPDATE 1-Mesa ends agreement on certain senior notes - News - CNBC.com it talks about Feb 11 being the day that they will no longer resume talkes with their note holders. I think that after Feb 11 it will be interesting when those companies are demanding money and Mesa dosent have it.

Originally Posted by bradeku1008 (Post 556385)

I think Doug Parker is done with Mesa. Ch 11 or 2012 which ever comes first.