The Current Condition of Mesaba
06-16-2009 | 04:00 PM
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The Current Condition of Mesaba
I have been on Military leave from Mesaba since 12/07 and I am going to finely return later this summer. Can anyone tell me how the company is doing now after the merger? I have heard rumors of Delta cutting out some of the Saab fleet and there could be layoffs in the future. Also, any other info about the company that would be good to know would be really helpful. Thanks.
06-16-2009 | 04:36 PM
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I have been on Military leave from Mesaba since 12/07 and I am going to finely return later this summer. Can anyone tell me how the company is doing now after the merger? I have heard rumors of Delta cutting out some of the Saab fleet and there could be layoffs in the future. Also, any other info about the company that would be good to know would be really helpful. Thanks.
06-16-2009 | 07:46 PM
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I guess it depends on when you were hired. (Also what is your current phantom position) If you were hired sometime in 2004 or earlier you probably are fine. If you were hired in 2008 you may well want to re-up with your unit and stay on mil. Because there is a very good chance if you come back it will be a very temporary stay anyways. We should know more about the displacements and furloughs in a couple weeks.
06-16-2009 | 08:44 PM
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I guess it depends on when you were hired. (Also what is your current phantom position) If you were hired sometime in 2004 or earlier you probably are fine. If you were hired in 2008 you may well want to re-up with your unit and stay on mil. Because there is a very good chance if you come back it will be a very temporary stay anyways. We should know more about the displacements and furloughs in a couple weeks.
How could he start Military leave 12/07 if he was hired in 2008?
06-17-2009 | 06:17 AM
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Good point, just perspective. Though what I have been hearing lately, the cuts may not be as deep as first thought (maybe because of the FAA changing duty times?) Anyway until the notices are posted everything is a guess. There are scenarios that as long as you aren't the bottom 100 you are fine. There are scenarios that put jet captains back in the right seat. We all just have to wait to see how everything shakes out in the next couple weeks.
06-17-2009 | 07:24 AM
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Good point, just perspective. Though what I have been hearing lately, the cuts may not be as deep as first thought (maybe because of the FAA changing duty times?) Anyway until the notices are posted everything is a guess. There are scenarios that as long as you aren't the bottom 100 you are fine. There are scenarios that put jet captains back in the right seat. We all just have to wait to see how everything shakes out in the next couple weeks.
06-17-2009 | 11:04 AM
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I guess it depends on when you were hired. (Also what is your current phantom position) If you were hired sometime in 2004 or earlier you probably are fine. If you were hired in 2008 you may well want to re-up with your unit and stay on mil. Because there is a very good chance if you come back it will be a very temporary stay anyways. We should know more about the displacements and furloughs in a couple weeks.
So if he was hired in 07 wasnt that around the time the big hiring boom was going on there? He should have well over 150-200 pilots below him I would think.
I still am very confused on why they are parking 10 Saabs, I thought the Saab was one of the only aircraft that was completly safe in this merger?
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