Originally Posted by
mwa1
how many pilots in the end wing?? any swags? betting DAL loses btw. all will be held to the original contracts and clocks reset for new charges of nonperformance.
mwa1,
Here is a breakdown of the 178 Aircraft Mesa fleet:
20 Beech 1900D's
16 Leased DHC 8's
2 Owned CRJ-200's
46 Leased CRJ-200's
8 Owned CRJ-700's
12 Leased CRJ-700's
14 Owned CRJ-900's
24 Leased CRJ-900's
36 Leased ERJ 145's
Total: 178
38 CRJ-900's, 8 CRJ-200's, and 6 Dash-8's are flying as USAirways Express.
20 CRJ-700's, 18 CRJ-200's and 10 Dash-8's remained flying as United Express on Jan. 5th, 2010.
The contract for the United Express CRJ-200's and Dash-8's expires in April, 2010.
(The addition of 10 optional CRJ-700's to the contract is under litigation).
22 ERJ's are flying under a court injunction as Delta Connection on the Freedom Airlines certificate.
5 CRJ-200's are flying as GO!/Mokulele.
Hypothetical Results:
On December 31st, 2009, there were 1085 active pilots on the roster and 50 on LOA. There were 127 aircraft in operation or 8.54 pilots per aircraft (This includes management pilots and instructors).
After April there will be only 99 aircraft flying (38 900's, 20 700's, 13 200's, 6 Dash 8's, and 22 ERJ's). If the 8.54 pilot/aircraft ratio holds, then approximately 842 pilots would be required.
If Mesa's reorganization plan includes a CRJ-700/900 fleet, GO!/Mokulele and Freedom/Delta Connection, then there would be 85 aircraft or approximately 726 pilots required.
If Mesa finds a way to add the 10 optional United Express CRJ-700's, that would require approximately 85 pilots bringing the total pilots required back up to approximately 811.
If Mesa's reorganization plan doesn't include the Freedom/Delta Connection aircraft or the 10 optional United Express 700's, then there would be 63 aircraft or approximately 539 pilots required.
Don't forget that this is all
hypothetical and there are many more scenarios that could be discussed. Nobody knows what the final outcome of the bankruptcy will be and I have no way of knowing what sort of staffing levels would be implemented.
Remember also that there are over 3400 total employees at Mesa Air Group.
Good luck to all...
winglet