United Airlines Furloughs 290 pilots

I flew with an Eagle captain that was a United furloughee.

That gives you an idea of how he views recall at United.

I had a United jumpseater on board a while back who seemed to think that United's on more than borrowed time and vultures picking the carcass is imminent.
 
Firebird2XC said:
I had a United jumpseater on board a while back who seemed to think that United's on more than borrowed time and vultures picking the carcass is imminent.
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Sad.

I couldn't imagine the feeling of - perhaps - being on board a sinking ship with no life raft, life jacket, or any approaching ship to help provide some aid.

:o
 
KQ7 said:
Apparently the furloughs go back to 2000 or 1999. Ten years at a major airline and nothing to show for it.:mad::eek:
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In 1999, the "smart money" was on quitting American, Delta, SWA, UPS etc and going to United.

Lots of folks did that from a number of other companies.

Remember when some of you guys go "Aww, dad, times are different now!" when it comes to jumping from fashionable carrier to fashionable carrier?

A guy from my 727 new hire class that did just that is probably getting his pink slip.
 
All things aside, if I was at United this whole time, I would have been working on plan B. If this airline goes under, and your a pilot left without a job, your not too bright. You had the writing on the wall for almost a decade and did nothing about it. My heart goes out to them.
 
I caught a jumpseat on a United A320 the other day.

The airplane was spotless, and the crew was spectacular and totally accommodating.

They deserve better than this.
 
Doug Taylor said:
In 1999, the "smart money" was on quitting American, Delta, SWA, UPS etc and going to United.

Lots of folks did that from a number of other companies.

Remember when some of you guys go "Aww, dad, times are different now!" when it comes to jumping from fashionable carrier to fashionable carrier?

A guy from my 727 new hire class that did just that is probably getting his pink slip.
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Remember orientation at PRC oh so long ago? The one that opened with "Did you know that a United 747-400 international Captain makes over $350,000/year? That could be YOU. Welcome to PRC....."

How times have changed.
 
MikeD said:
Remember orientation at PRC oh so long ago? The one that opened with "Did you know that a United 747-400 international Captain makes over $350,000/year? That could be YOU. Welcome to PRC....."

How times have changed.
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That was before Larry Risely said, "If I wasn't gettin' rid of dem Carruh VANs, I'd hire all y'all" ;)
 
mrivc211 said:
All things aside, if I was at United this whole time, I would have been working on plan B. If this airline goes under, and your a pilot left without a job, your not too bright. You had the writing on the wall for almost a decade and did nothing about it. My heart goes out to them.
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If a certain regional company's largest mainline partner disappears, the same can be said for the regional company's subsidiary's pilots.
 
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