Mesa airlines in China. Holy eggroll...
12-22-2006 | 01:11 PM
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What would Hop-Sing say to Hoss Cartright. You lika pork don't you? Now gear down, Fwap down full, pass me an egg roll please. I do laundry when we get down. Now chop chop big boy. 
12-23-2006 | 10:39 PM
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12-25-2006 | 01:09 PM
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Seriously...I've been thinking, we need to pay attention to this china thing.
A few key points...
I am certain that it is a mechanism for JO to unload some leased 200's.
The chances of more than a few mesa check airmen being employed in china is low.
This may be due to anticipated loss of codeshare flying.
It also may be a means of upgrading 200's to 700/900's...this could make JO more competetive to win new flying.
If mesa operates with chinese pilots, they would probably have to be part of the MAG union! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Imagine 1000 communist pilots willing to work for one bag of rice/month...now imagine them VOTING in MAG ALPA elections... JO would own that pilot group far more so than he does today! Does ALPA have provisions to prevent foriegn labor groups from hijacking ALPA MEC's? Serious question here....
A few key points...
I am certain that it is a mechanism for JO to unload some leased 200's.
The chances of more than a few mesa check airmen being employed in china is low.
This may be due to anticipated loss of codeshare flying.
It also may be a means of upgrading 200's to 700/900's...this could make JO more competetive to win new flying.
If mesa operates with chinese pilots, they would probably have to be part of the MAG union! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Imagine 1000 communist pilots willing to work for one bag of rice/month...now imagine them VOTING in MAG ALPA elections... JO would own that pilot group far more so than he does today! Does ALPA have provisions to prevent foriegn labor groups from hijacking ALPA MEC's? Serious question here....
12-26-2006 | 03:41 AM
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Seriously...I've been thinking, we need to pay attention to this china thing.
A few key points...
I am certain that it is a mechanism for JO to unload some leased 200's.
The chances of more than a few mesa check airmen being employed in china is low.
This may be due to anticipated loss of codeshare flying.
It also may be a means of upgrading 200's to 700/900's...this could make JO more competetive to win new flying.
If mesa operates with chinese pilots, they would probably have to be part of the MAG union! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Imagine 1000 communist pilots willing to work for one bag of rice/month...now imagine them VOTING in MAG ALPA elections... JO would own that pilot group far more so than he does today! Does ALPA have provisions to prevent foriegn labor groups from hijacking ALPA MEC's? Serious question here....
A few key points...
I am certain that it is a mechanism for JO to unload some leased 200's.
The chances of more than a few mesa check airmen being employed in china is low.
This may be due to anticipated loss of codeshare flying.
It also may be a means of upgrading 200's to 700/900's...this could make JO more competetive to win new flying.
If mesa operates with chinese pilots, they would probably have to be part of the MAG union! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Imagine 1000 communist pilots willing to work for one bag of rice/month...now imagine them VOTING in MAG ALPA elections... JO would own that pilot group far more so than he does today! Does ALPA have provisions to prevent foriegn labor groups from hijacking ALPA MEC's? Serious question here....
All labor unions in China must be government-run and no independent unions are allowed. So unless I'm missing something, they can't belong to ALPA. That being said, there's certainly some potential labor implications to watch out for in this situation.
I'm pretty certain your point on the 200s is correct. I suspect any 200 flying lost here will result in the biggest pieces of cr*ap being sent to China.
12-27-2006 | 06:12 PM
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12-27-2006 | 06:34 PM
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Mesa will have a minority stake.
Later, CC
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