Republic Merger

[Spook Johnson]

Republic and Mesa are merging and keeping the Republic name. Email came directly from the outgoing CEO

 

[ForeverGA]

Press release

 

[Flagship_dxer]

From a dispatch career perspective, this would mean one fewer airline to begin a career with and it further reduces the geographic options for where a newbie can work. This is in a career field thats over the last decade seen a decent reduction in airlines and cities with ops centers.

Every airline has at least some locals and lifers so it will mean some attrition at Mesa for those not moving or commuting to IND. That can open up jobs when if/when the move does happen.

 

[manniax]

Hopefully this merger will cause Ornstein to GTFO of the industry and never return.

 

[Spook Johnson]

From a dispatch career perspective, this would mean one fewer airline to begin a career with and it further reduces the geographic options for where a newbie can work. This is in a career field thats over the last decade seen a decent reduction in airlines and cities with ops centers.

Every airline has at least some locals and lifers so it will mean some attrition at Mesa for those not moving or commuting to IND. That can open up jobs when if/when the move does happen.

12 dispatchers, 5 coordinators and 4 duty managers

 

[derg]

Republic and Mesa are merging and keeping the Republic name. Email came directly from the outgoing CEO

My tarot cards absolutely missed this.

 

[DeltaJulietTango]

12 dispatchers, 5 coordinators and 4 duty managers

Some of those are good people.
Sorry to see this...but union life at Republic will br a lot nicer to them.

 

[manniax]

Some of those are good people.
Sorry to see this...but union life at Republic will br a lot nicer to them.

No idea how mergers go with a non-union group and a union group. Hopefully they get to keep their seniority...

 

[jetsguy737]

Good carrier, republic. Wish I started with them in my career back when I was 23. Exciting times for the company. To those currently there, you'll have to let us know what changes dispatch-wise come with it

 

[BRUSR_ONE]

From a dispatch career perspective, this would mean one fewer airline to begin a career with and it further reduces the geographic options for where a newbie can work. This is in a career field thats over the last decade seen a decent reduction in airlines and cities with ops centers.

Every airline has at least some locals and lifers so it will mean some attrition at Mesa for those not moving or commuting to IND. That can open up jobs when if/when the move does happen.

Possibly two fewer airlines to begin a career with. Republic has their own in-house certification/apprentice program where I think they've gotten most of their new Dispatchers from because they require a 2 year commit. I don't know if they're going to hire off the street anymore. Most recently they have not.

 

[SimpleManSimplePlan]

Let's hope the FAA mandates dispatchers for 135 ops as per the NTSB's recommendation. Otherwise this career is looking pretty bleak in regards to workplace options and for noobs.

 

[hndrxx]

12 dispatchers, 5 coordinators and 4 duty managers

Where did you get these numbers from?

 

[DeltaJulietTango]

Let's hope the FAA mandates dispatchers for 135 ops as per the NTSB's recommendation. Otherwise this career is looking pretty bleak in regards to workplace options and for noobs.

It's also a congressional requirement under the FAA Reauthorization act passed early 2024.
Thanks, Biden.

 

[Spook Johnson]

Where did you get these numbers from?

In the email that got sent to us from the union