pilot754

On the day I interviewed was June 21. My total logbook time was 1217 and with 124 MEL and just meeting the FAR 135 min. IFR requirements .
Some people their were less then me by far amount and some had lots more then I did. One interesting note is one applicant who washed out on the written. Already is employed by Eagle and has been their 7.5 yrs. as FO. He was willing to ship over to Mesa for the street captain or 6 mo. upgrade in the dash. But, he did not study for the written. We had twenty-three souls and twenty-two made it to the face-face.

For me mine was a 2:1 form interview. I'll admit it was my first and I was stumped on a couple of things. Some things I knew the answer too but don't think it came out as it should have. Think I let my nerves get the best of me. They need somwhere in the area of 200 be appropriately staffed. We had one from the PACE program and another who works as ground crew from Air Midwest in N. Dakota and the regional chief pilot approved him on a special case. For me I came in with 1) Internal Sr. Capt. / IOE Sr. Check Airman out of ORD. We have known one another more than 5 yrs.

Later on today when I am able to all questions to the best of my ability will be posted both on here and on aviationinterviews.com

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freezingflyboy

Hope you remembered your checkbook. They still make you pay for the interview, dont they? Hope you have some financing lined up (loan, savings sugar momma/daddy) to pay for your hotel and food while you're in training and help you make ends meet during your first month on the line. With time like that why didnt you go ANYWHERE else?

Slice

Umm, yeah get a clue jackass. It didn't cost him anything to interview. You need to get your facts straight. If your low time and do PACE or MAPD it's sort of buying an interview(no worse than DCA or RAA these days-AND I DONT AGREE WITH EITHER). Considering you're still a CFI you shouldn't be talking smack since your still a wannabe airline pilot.

freezingflyboy

Sorry, little slow updating my profile. I am actually an XJT FO, but thanks for playing. Second of all, I'd like to direct your attention to the following website:
http://www.mesa-air.com/pilot_positi...erview_process
Down there near the bottom you'll find this: "Mesa and Air Midwest Airlines do require a $50 processing fee, which will be collected at the time of interview."

Does anyone else smell something burning....?

Slice

So does FDX...are they PFT too? UAL and AA were $100 a few years back...and that's to apply with no interview guarantee. it's a weak argument. Congrats on the upgrade...

freezingflyboy

Whoa there buddy, I think you're the first one to mention PFT. All that I implied in my original post was that Mesa was a sh!tty airline and I think you'll have a hard time convincing me or anyone else in the industry that its not.

Slice

I meant pay for interview or whatever you want to call it. I never said Mesa was a quality airline. Sorry for the PFT reference. I know must still be a sore subject since so many at COEX paid $10K for required sim training there throughout the 90's.

fosters

Let me get this straight, you're actually comparing Mesa to United or American? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is not one other regional airline that requires people to pay for their interview. I'm unsure why mesa thinks they can. Especially when you will fork out well over $1,000 for the hotel while in training. What a sh!tbox.

Short Bus Drive

I don't think he was comparing UAL or AA to Mesa, as far as airlines.
You started by saying Mesa charged for an interview. They do not. They require a "processing fee" at the interview (if you are called). So you didn't pay to get the interview. You are paying for them to process the paperwork once you are interviewed. At least you got the interview though.

Back when a few airlines were hiring (and now actually), some of them required a "processing fee" also. And that was BEFORE the interview. So you could have spent $100 just to have the "privilige" of sending in an app.

BTW, ask some of your Capts if they paid for, their training, hotel, type, meals, etc ...when they were hired by XJT back in the day.

rickair7777

How long have you been an airline pilot? Are you consolidated yet? There's plenty of things to be said about mesa, and almost none of it good, but you're coming on awfully strong for a newbie. Historically, many airlines have required application fees, and yes XJet used require you to actually pay for your entire training in some turboprop. And Skywest used to provide a hotel, but NO PAY during training as recently as last year. I heard they provide both now, but not sure.