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Mesa



Phoenix, AZ
www.mesa-air.com

quicktake

  • Delta announced intent to cancel CRJ900 contract for Freedom Airlines in JFK
  • TA reached in August; details forthcoming
  • Mesa won preliminary injunction in court to stop Delta from terminating ERJ contract
  • Freedom: MCO base closure Sept 21st; and CVG to open
  • All ERJ pilots on reserve through August
  • Shutting down subsidiary Air Midwest
  • Freedom: reduction of MCO base and a slight increase in flying in JFK
  • Joint venture with China's Shenzhen Airlines to form a regional airline in China
  • Go! domiciles: HNL, KOA, LIH, OGG
  • Freedom domiciles: ERJ: MCO, JFK; CRJ: JFK
  • Mesa CRJ domiciles: IAD, CLT, PHX, ORD
  • Mesa Dash 8 domiciles: PHX, DEN, GJT
  • Mesa Air Group includes: Mesa, Air Midwest, Freedom Airlines, and go!
  • This page last updated: Aug 9, 2008 (furloughs announced)
 
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pilots pilots
1,507
Total
1,507
Active
0
Furlough

ALPA
(amend. Sept 2007)
pilots pilots
CRJ900: 
38
CRJ700: 
18
CRJ200: 
56
ERJ145: 
34
Dash 8: 
16

ORD
CLT
DEN
PHX
JFK
GJT
HNL
KOA
LIH
OGG

pilots

Not hiring. Announced 49 pilot furloughs in August. All furloughees are new-hires that were still in ground school.

pilots

List at counter or gate. CASS participant.




Monthly guarantee: 76 hours*
Reserve guarantee: 76 hours*
*converted to calendar month

8 days off guarantee per bid period for reserves; 10 days off for line holders (13 28-day bids in a year)

Most junior captain hired by domicile:

JFK CRJ July 2006
IAD CRJ May 2007
ORD CRJ Oct 2005
PHX CRJ Apr 2005
CLT CRJ Aug 2004
HNL CRJ May 2006
KOA CRJ Apr 2004
LIH CRJ July 2005
OGG CRJ Sept 2004
PHX DHC8 Aug 2006
DEN DHC8 Mar 2007
GJT DHC8 Apr 2006

Per Diem :
$1.28/hr
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
up to 3%
A/B Fund:
none
Other: