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Old 01-12-2009, 08:13 AM
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Where on epic? I don't see it.
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Old 01-12-2009, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
The guarantee was 199 aircraft. At 11 pilots per aircraft, we would have 2200 pilots on property which would hypothetically mean:
  • Everyone here today would have seniority to hold Captain
  • Current Captains would be off reserve
  • Nobody would need to go to JFK or CVG
  • We would have twice as many untrained crew schedulers
  • Today's furloughs would instead be Captains or very senior FOs
  • The most junior furlough would instead have 700 pilots below him
  • We would have a crew cost in line with other DCI operators
  • Driver would have twice the flight attendants to photograph for his avatar
  • Nobody in DCI would be griping about Mesa
Some of that could be argued, of course, since if things were that sweet we wouldn't have 400 pilots leave last year, a lot of the new guys would have missed the hiring wave, etc.

Now as far as Comair having too many 50s, the 2005 "199-aircraft deal" would have given us mostly 700s, so we'd have close to 60 or 70 on property today. Too bad Comair had a trip to court while Delta grew the rest of DCI.

Just imagine how much money Comair could make for Delta if we had those 199 aircraft parked to save fuel.
Wow, thats depressing.
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Old 01-12-2009, 09:20 AM
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MESA NASDAQ UPDATE



PHOENIX, Jan 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- MESA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- On January 5, 2009, Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) received a letter from Nasdaq (the "Notice") indicating that the Company fails to comply with the filing requirements for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14), and that its securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Select Market. Nasdaq rules permit the Company 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. Following review of this plan, the Staff can grant the Company an exception, up to 180 calendar days from the date of the Periodic Report, or until June 29, 2009, to regain compliance.
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
The guarantee was 199 aircraft. At 11 pilots per aircraft, we would have 2200 pilots on property which would hypothetically mean:
  • Everyone here today would have seniority to hold Captain
  • Current Captains would be off reserve
  • Nobody would need to go to JFK or CVG
  • We would have twice as many untrained crew schedulers
  • Today's furloughs would instead be Captains or very senior FOs
  • The most junior furlough would instead have 700 pilots below him
  • We would have a crew cost in line with other DCI operators
  • Driver would have twice the flight attendants to photograph for his avatar
  • Nobody in DCI would be griping about Mesa
Some of that could be argued, of course, since if things were that sweet we wouldn't have 400 pilots leave last year, a lot of the new guys would have missed the hiring wave, etc.

Now as far as Comair having too many 50s, the 2005 "199-aircraft deal" would have given us mostly 700s, so we'd have close to 60 or 70 on property today. Too bad Comair had a trip to court while Delta grew the rest of DCI.

Just imagine how much money Comair could make for Delta if we had those 199 aircraft parked to save fuel.
Thanks for taking the time to dig up more specific information. I didn't have the motivation.
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:55 AM
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I wonder if Comair could raise some money by selling ATP rides in the CVG sim to their own FOs? Rather than pay $1800 to do it up in Maine, just pay your sim instructor a grand and do the ATP/CL-65 type after your recurrent sim. The company makes money, the sims get used, the check instructor doesn't have to go back to the line, and the FO has twice the aviation job opportunities open to him, even if many are corporate or overseas.

It would be a reach to say the FO could be allowed to payroll-deduct the cost at $20/paycheck...

Or is this thinking too far out-of-the-box?
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:56 AM
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That'd just make to much sense and be a *smart* way to raise additional funds. Not that raising additional funds would do anything to save Comair anyway...

By the way, it's just over 2,000 now in PQI.
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TristarJS30
By the way, it's just over 2,000 now in PQI.
And by now do you mean in the spring?
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:59 AM
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Well, as of December.

Edit: Oh wait, nevermind... I'm an idiot.
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:50 PM
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Any word on profitsharing?
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Old 01-12-2009, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Any word on profit sharing?
Profit? What's that?
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