Al Czervik

Same deal. You will be flying a jet. You will be on the PCL side after the integration. All the same company in the end. You can always bid to the Q from the jet.

magnus0322

Thanks that's what I figured and since I will be a new hire (hopefully) the integration of the seniority lists won't make much of a difference. I guess I'll still look forward to the interview and hope that the gouge for colgan is accurate since the mesaba one is almost 3 years old...

jheath

Well this is an interesting way to learn that I'll be on the bottom end of the fenced in part of Mesaba known as Colgan for the next however many time units until full integration.

Yawn.

Lone Palm

You could be hired into the Saab at Mesaba as well.

SrfNFly227

This could go either of 2 ways IMO. First would be what has already been said in this thread. You are being hired to what is currently known as Mesaba. This would give you a position in the Saab, 200, or 900. I don't think that Mesaba is short on people though, so I wouldn't expect this as the outcome.

My guess on this is that Colgan will no longer do any hiring. New hires from this point forward would be getting hired to the new Mesaba for positions on the planes that are currently Colgan. It would probably be pretty hard to merge the certificates if Colgan still has people in training.

Fly782

Relax grasshopper, itll be all good.

jayray2

Wow, are you already complaining? It sounds like you are complaining. You haven't even gone through two weeks of class and have yet to sit in a cockpit. Good job newbie, I knew you had it in you. You'll make a good pilot.

spank

Plan on the Saab if you get hired with Mesaba...it's safe to assume the 200 and 900 vacancies will be mopped up by those already on property that have been displaced or are looking for a change of scenery.

Colgan's current classes are filled with guys that won't be done with training until after SLI (assuming the Arbitrator actually sums things up by 5/15). Someone in managament wised up enough to start hiring directly to XJ's ticket to help streamline things. Word is that most XJ procedures and FOM language will stay put. As a result, Mesaba will be spending quite a bit of money, time, and resources getting all of the current Colgan pilots up to snuff with the differences.

Why not save the hassle and get it done from day one? It's nothing but good news for anyone sitting under the Pinnacolaba umbrella. Any hiring is good hiring, and now is as good a time as ever to join the party with the hiring numbers they are projecting.

magnus0322

Yeah that's kind of what I'm hoping for, it would be nice to get into the 200 or 900 and after the integration end up on the PCL side of things. Either way is fine with me, if I can get the saab or Q I'll be happy in what will become the "new" mesaba. This company seems to have a lot of growth potential, and with the contract eventually I will be able to bid for any other airplane/base regardless of which side I am on. Of course this is all assuming I pass the interview in the first place!

magnus0322

Good to know. Thank you. How positive are you there won't be any CRJ slots for new hires at mesaba? Or do you think it is likely they will hire me with Mesaba but say I will get a Q?