When will training restart
03-11-2021, 06:53 PM
#321
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I can’t see the CA side but on the FO side every reserve is being used. We can call it whatever we want, if it’s because of people calling out for COVID reasons, or just an uptick in lazy people not wanting to come to work. But at the end of the day, we are constantly down to the last reserve each day. How do I figure? CS keeps calling me asking me to work on my day off.
03-11-2021, 10:15 PM
#322
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I can’t see the CA side but on the FO side every reserve is being used. We can call it whatever we want, if it’s because of people calling out for COVID reasons, or just an uptick in lazy people not wanting to come to work. But at the end of the day, we are constantly down to the last reserve each day. How do I figure? CS keeps calling me asking me to work on my day off.
That said you being called on a day off is interesting but I think caused by game players - who think Flica is an accurate picture - and who will find themselves unemployed if they continue.
03-12-2021, 04:45 AM
#323
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There are fewer fo than captains but a lot of this is caused by reservists playing the game and not being is position. But once again how do you know they are all being used? It’s hardly transparent. Flica is inaccurate because it doesn’t update to put someone of fdp back into the pool.
That said you being called on a day off is interesting but I think caused by game players - who think Flica is an accurate picture - and who will find themselves unemployed if they continue.
That said you being called on a day off is interesting but I think caused by game players - who think Flica is an accurate picture - and who will find themselves unemployed if they continue.
But nonetheless, I’d never had any month of reserve where I got called in every day until the last two months, and that includes the crazy summer of 2019. I stopped BSing around and got my line back so I can get some days off and still managed to get a 90 hour line. While I don’t think we’re actually understaffed in relation to the block hours we have, we’re definitely not overstaffed. Along with what a computer program is saying, look at the things actually happening.
03-12-2021, 07:49 AM
#324
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It may be. Whenever I was given a trip, it was usually because the line holder dropped the trip at the last minute, and I swear it was always the same guy.
But nonetheless, I’d never had any month of reserve where I got called in every day until the last two months, and that includes the crazy summer of 2019. I stopped BSing around and got my line back so I can get some days off and still managed to get a 90 hour line. While I don’t think we’re actually understaffed in relation to the block hours we have, we’re definitely not overstaffed. Along with what a computer program is saying, look at the things actually happening.
But nonetheless, I’d never had any month of reserve where I got called in every day until the last two months, and that includes the crazy summer of 2019. I stopped BSing around and got my line back so I can get some days off and still managed to get a 90 hour line. While I don’t think we’re actually understaffed in relation to the block hours we have, we’re definitely not overstaffed. Along with what a computer program is saying, look at the things actually happening.
03-12-2021, 09:33 AM
#325
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Some people are just denying reality at this point. We are beyond a shadow of a doubt not overstaffed right now. I have absolutely no idea why some people continue to burry their heads in the sand with this. After all just look at the DFW CA reserve availability for this Monday. Every single one of the 22 CA’s available right now has already had some credited hours already this month. (This means they were used). Of those 22, 15 have more then 10 hours, 8 already have over 20 hours. They are being used. Every last reserve is being used right now. I don’t know how on earth some people think literally every single reserve being used is a sign of a company being overstaffed unless they are on something or have some sort of skin in the game.
03-12-2021, 10:11 AM
#326
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There are fewer fo than captains but a lot of this is caused by reservists playing the game and not being is position. But once again how do you know they are all being used? It’s hardly transparent. Flica is inaccurate because it doesn’t update to put someone of fdp back into the pool.
That said you being called on a day off is interesting but I think caused by game players - who think Flica is an accurate picture - and who will find themselves unemployed if they continue.
That said you being called on a day off is interesting but I think caused by game players - who think Flica is an accurate picture - and who will find themselves unemployed if they continue.
03-12-2021, 02:13 PM
#327
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03-12-2021, 02:19 PM
#328
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We may be “understaffed” due to typical mismanagement and totally inefficient lines..and probably a lot of call ins. Block hours are down in DFW and PHX in April (compared to March)..and the other bases too if I remember right..yet leaves are being denied this month when they were awarded last month. Seems a bit backwards.
American contract is winding down and those planes are going to Europe to be flown by European pilots. Mesa owns most of the planes, and will be making the last dollar off them while they shrink the pilot group. What’s the total number of pilots? It was 1430 last year before Covid hit. Bet it’s less than 1280 now.
Instead of complaining on here, get those resumes out and vacate mesa. There are some good jobs out there. 36k ——> 60-70k FO at a part 135 is a much better deal than sitting at mesa
03-12-2021, 04:01 PM
#329
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guys it isn’t mismanagement, it’s business. Less pilots, more profit. Look at mesa’s stock price and quarterly earnings. JO is smarter than the pilot group.
American contract is winding down and those planes are going to Europe to be flown by European pilots. Mesa owns most of the planes, and will be making the last dollar off them while they shrink the pilot group. What’s the total number of pilots? It was 1430 last year before Covid hit. Bet it’s less than 1280 now.
Instead of complaining on here, get those resumes out and vacate mesa. There are some good jobs out there. 36k ——> 60-70k FO at a part 135 is a much better deal than sitting at mesa
American contract is winding down and those planes are going to Europe to be flown by European pilots. Mesa owns most of the planes, and will be making the last dollar off them while they shrink the pilot group. What’s the total number of pilots? It was 1430 last year before Covid hit. Bet it’s less than 1280 now.
Instead of complaining on here, get those resumes out and vacate mesa. There are some good jobs out there. 36k ——> 60-70k FO at a part 135 is a much better deal than sitting at mesa
if your goal is stay 135 for the rest of your life, go for it. If you wanna move to a 121 major, it’s not very smart. Oddly enough though, I still made more in 2020 than quite a few of my buddies at the higher paying regionals. And no I didn’t really work all that much extra.
and it sounds like you quit. Why waste your time checking back in a Mesa forum?
03-12-2021, 06:35 PM
#330
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Some people are just denying reality at this point. We are beyond a shadow of a doubt not overstaffed right now. I have absolutely no idea why some people continue to burry their heads in the sand with this. After all just look at the DFW CA reserve availability for this Monday. Every single one of the 22 CA’s available right now has already had some credited hours already this month. (This means they were used). Of those 22, 15 have more then 10 hours, 8 already have over 20 hours. They are being used. Every last reserve is being used right now. I don’t know how on earth some people think literally every single reserve being used is a sign of a company being overstaffed unless they are on something or have some sort of skin in the game.
In reality we are probably close to rightly staffed. But we are in no way under staffed and with the way mesa has historically operated we are way over staffed.
If we needed pilots then those on the roster as furloughed would be recalled. They have not been given class dates as of the last publication of the roster.
The distribution isn’t good. We need a huge base realignment.
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