I just got home from Phoenix
where I interviewed with Mesa Airlines today.
I think it went well and am very excited about this airline.
Mesa is the largest regional
airline in the country that is not owned by another airline (so that doesn’t
include bigger places like American Eagle, Comair, and Continental
Express). They have 131 aircraft and
about 1200 pilots, and operate as an express carrier (codeshare) for both
America West and US Airways.
Mesa is headquartered in
Phoenix but has pilot bases all over the country, mainly across the southwest
and east coast. They operate several
different types of aircraft and I could be placed in any of them.
They will call within 7-10
days to either offer me a job or say “no thanks”, and will also give me an idea
of which type of aircraft I would be flying.
Mesa is my number one choice, and if they offer me a job I will almost
certainly accept it.
More on Mesa later if I get
the job. Otherwise, I will go to work
for Continental Express in September, which is a pretty good airline itself!
In the meantime, I am happy
to have completed all my interviews.
The process has been non-stop since the end of March when I attended an
airline career fair in Los Angeles, and now I can sit back and just enjoy my
current job. Five weeks of flying to
Lakeview and no other worries is going to do wonders for my mental health,
especially if the weather continues to be nice. For the first time in almost a year I do not have to worry about
finding a job – now it’s just up to fate and the folks at Mesa.