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Originally Posted by NEWBY101  Thats the plan man! I have talked with a few guys so far that have flown for a few of the regionals and they said thats exactly how they got their foot in the door. They were dispatchers and had enough hours to be competitive with some of the other applicants. Some companies like to hire within, so they gave them a shot and these specific guys made it. I'm a week away from getting my dispatch license so I'm about to being the agonizing search for employment now. I live in Tucson, so the closest place is Mesa! |
Um, as a former Mesa employee, I would urge you to go ANYWHERE but Mesa. I have to admit it was good experience, because they were so understaffed, but they really treat their employees like crap in my opinion. It's an equal opportunity thing...pilots, F/A's, dispatchers, administative employees, etc. If you DO go there, start sending out resumes as soon as you start. The experience does look good when trying to get on with a better airline (I know one person who went from Mesa to Skywest to Continental.)
Mesa is also having several financial problems right now, and is at risk of losing one of their major codeshares with Delta, so keep that in mind also if you get an offer from them.
All the above comments are strictly my opinion but they've been echoed by pretty much every person I know who has worked for Mesa.