Eagle Furlough announced

[Gonzo]

Also a key fact here is percentage. The 175 at TSA is damn near 30-40% of their group. The 250 at Xjet is a lot more of the group then 75 of what 2500 pilots at AE? Yes it sucks, but in the big picture management is doing what they have to do in order to save cost. Now it sounds like middle management got hit the hardest at AE am I wrong? I thought that cut was much larger then the 75 FO's whom are being let go?

If that was the case I would be ok with the furlough. But, management is doing things that cost them money. They are not letting more senior pilots take voluntary furlough (4th year FO cost the company more then a 2th year FO). By working people 90+ hours, morale goes down and cost goes up. Flights get CX and, Eagle does not get paid on CX flights.

 

[RPM]

75 out of our 2788 is= 2.7%

Still sucks for those guys either way... I don't see the need to compare it (my company got screwed more than your company so suck it up)

Line values are finally back to normal which is nice, That 72 hour crap was no good.. but I hate to see guys furloughed. I doubt it will last long, we will be way understaffed again in no time just like in 07, I'm thinking the June guys might not even get cut with the way things are looking.. but whaddoIknow..:buck:

 

[Gonzo]

TDY just come out today 10 to DFW and 8 to JFK all EMJ FO.

 

[Firebird2XC]

Not to mention- they wanted guys out of DFW.. So..

By my count, there are now FIFTY EMJ FOs leaving DFW.

Oddly enough even though I'm hanging onto the bottom rung on the list here... I wasn't one of them.

Bizarre, bizarre, bizarre.

 

[kfour]

So being 1 of 75 instead of 1 of 175 is actually a small blessing.

Funny, this sounds a lot like the people telling me I should be thankful to have (had) a job.

"It could be worse"

 

[BillH]

Funny, this sounds a lot like the people telling me I should be thankful to have (had) a job.

"It could be worse"

As in losing your medical?

 

[kfour]

What?

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Hardly seems worth it to furlough only 75 pilots, especially when lines aren't at min guarantee. Condolences to everyone hitting the street.

 

[zmiller4]

Hardly seems worth it to furlough only 75 pilots, especially when lines aren't at min guarantee. Condolences to everyone hitting the street.

I don't understand it either...especially at Eagle where the training costs of the subsequent shuffling would be astronomical.

 

[Gonzo]

Word I am hear is at most we will be on the street 8-10 month.

 

[ready2fly]

Any time on the street is too much time.

 

[surreal1221]

Word I am hear is at most we will be on the street 8-10 month.

And we were told "Spring 2010."

I have a feeling both of our company's don't know wtf they're doing.

 

[Roger, Roger]

Word I am hear is at most we will be on the street 8-10 month.

This is totally from outside the 121 world, but it seems that airline forecasts of furlough duration aren't worth the company letterhead they're printed on.

 

[kfour]

aren't worth the company letterhead they're printed on.

I think the letterhead was cut to save costs

 

[meyers9163]

I think the letterhead was cut to save costs

Letterhead? I doubt any company really says, "You will be back by July 2010?" To me that doesnt sound right. Because they truely have no way of knowing!

 

[Firebird2XC]

Today in DFW, CA and FO reserves hit 0 across the board.

I hear there are similar occurrences elsewhere.


This also begs the question- if Cuba flying is suddenly an issue, what are we going to do to bolster the ATR ranks?

I imagine half of Miami's going to want to go to Cuba as soon as the gates are opened.