Hey Everyone...

I know a lot of you out there are gonna be ecstatic with this news. I just got back from recurrent and Paul Foley came in and said that he wanted to be straight with us and let us know that the furlough won't be just the 250 additional, but around 700 pilots.. half of the pilot force he said will be gone by the end of the year. The dash flying in Denver is being completely eliminated as well as the United 200's.

I normally don't promote rumor, however, this was pretty much straight from the horses mouth. I realize that if this holds, a lot of people are going to be very happy about Mesa's demise. Foley also said as soon as United formally announces their decision they will file BK.. not really a surprise there. As a soon to be furloughed pilot, I am actually ok with this news because I really believe that we need to consolidate as an industry to start getting what we deserve and making things better.. but for all of you out there cheerleading this, just remember that we are people and those of us that fly for Mesa are generally good people and good pilots, it's the management that sucks the big one....

Anyway, this wasn't meant to start anything I just thought I'd let my brothers and sisters know what Foley himself said. And to all of us pilots, hang in there and let's work together to make this career something worthwhile again. Enough is enough.

Figured although UA hasn't said anything have they? The 26 CRJ200s and the 10 Dash 8s were sort of a foot note that no one really talked about. They're probably more important than the Delta hearings. Gas keeps rising as well.

yeah, it's all bad news.. United won't announce this he said til the fall... then it's over

I'm guessing that's why that RFP is out for united flying thats been on hold for a while. Wonder who it's going to be that will replace mesa's flying.

Those who are ecstatic about ppl being furloughed should be ashamed of them selfs. There is no need to have more pilots on the street!!

They probably don't need it. At least the CRJ2 flying.

I hope it's express jet...well I hope as a skywest pilot that I dont get furloughed first...but other than that I would love to see express jet open a ORD base. Hope we can all take care of our mesa brothers though...

we were told the Skywest Brasilia's...

But why would UA replace a dash8 ops that I'm assuming is as cheap as it can get with another tprop operation? Not happy with Mesa? By the way, can Mesa furlough out of seniority? I heard somewhere that they have before, I'm assuming the dash8 pilots are senior.

bingo... our partners hate who know who... hate dealing with him.. so it doesn't surprise me at all