Mesa 3.0
05-26-2017, 01:18 PM
#4082
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 446
I never understand why people consider Mesa because of the Phoenix base. OK, as an FO, you'll probably get it within a few months.. and hold a line.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
05-26-2017, 02:09 PM
#4083
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: I pilot
Posts: 2,049
I never understand why people consider Mesa because of the Phoenix base. OK, as an FO, you'll probably get it within a few months.. and hold a line.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
05-26-2017, 05:44 PM
#4084
sippin' dat koolaid
Joined APC: Jun 2013
Position: gear slinger
Posts: 982
I never understand why people consider Mesa because of the Phoenix base. OK, as an FO, you'll probably get it within a few months.. and hold a line.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
But as a Captain, you're going to upgrade on the CRJ into either IAD or DFW.. or switch to the 175 and IAH.
So you're going to have to move or commute.
Even 15-year captains can barely hold a line in Phoenix.. 10-year captain can't even hold PHX on reserve.
For those out there wanting to fly out of PHX and not make the regionals a career, you are better off moving unless you really want to commute. You can always come back later on in your career once you move on to an LCC/ULCC or legacy.
05-27-2017, 04:43 AM
#4085
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Posts: 394
Honestly the decision has worked out great. I ended up going to Envoy and will probably hold the PHX base at AA in 3-4 years. Commuting has sucked, but in a few more years I'll be home based for life.
Look at it this way, would you rather commute at the beginning of your career to a regional you don't plan on staying long or commute at the end of your career when you finally get that call from mainline?
05-27-2017, 05:51 AM
#4086
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Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: B756 FO
Posts: 1,288
Isn't PHX currently dealing with the displacements of several hundred AA pilots? Like 500 of 1500 pilots to be exact. Who is telling your 3-4 years to hold PHX?
05-27-2017, 06:44 AM
#4087
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Posts: 394
Head over to the AA thread for the latest. It was shrunk by about 500 pilots through natural attrition, no displacements. Guys with about 1 year on property have been able to hold it recently. By the time I flow, the merger effects will be long since settled.
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