ALPA lambastes Mesa’s operations record
The Air Line Pilots Association last month issued a vote of no confidence in the management of Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group due to what union leadership ch

The Air Line Pilots Association last month issued a vote of no confidence in the management of Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group due to what union leadership characterized as slowing growth and rapidly mounting operational problems.

“As Mesa expanded over the past three years, our management passed off our operational problems–broken aircraft, crew shortages, dirty cabins, delayed and canceled flights–as the ‘price of rapid growth,’” said ALPA’s Mesa unit chairman, Capt. James Ackerman. However, as growth  slowed dramatically this year, “operational problems still persist and, in fact, have worsened,” added Ackerman.