Thu, Jan 07, 2010
"Not Surprised" By Company's Bankruptcy Filing
Capt. Kevin Wilson, chairman of the Mesa Air Group (MAG) unit
of ALPA, made the following statement Tuesday following MAG’s
filing for bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the
Southern District of New York:
“While we are not surprised by the company’s
bankruptcy filing, it is a sad day for all of us as MAG pilots. Our
company experienced tremendous growth since it began operating in
1982. Unfortunately, the steady decline in the U.S. economy has had
a tremendous impact on our partners and our company and MAG was
forced to declare bankruptcy to eliminate excess aircraft. The
bankruptcy process will allow our company to restructure its fleet
and debt so that it meets the flying needs of our partners and
remains competitive for future business opportunities.
“MAG has some of the lowest costs in the industry. Labor
expenses are clearly not the problem, and the company indicated
that they plan to honor the existing collective bargaining
agreement with their pilots. The union will continue working to
protect our pilots’ rights under this agreement.
“We have an extremely dedicated pilot group and are
strongly committed to seeing our airline succeed. MAG pilots offer
its partners and their customers quality service and proven
performance, and we are committed to maintaining the same level of
excellence for passengers traveling on our aircraft.”
ALPA represents the nearly 1,500 pilots—and 233 who are on
furlough—at Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group includes Mesa
Airlines, Freedom Airlines, and go!, the company’s
interisland carrier in Hawaii. Pilots fly as Delta Connection,
United Express, US Airways Express, and go!.
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