grant123

Can someone tell me if over the past 10-15 years Continental has had to furlough pilots? If yes, how far back did the seniority go? When were all called back?

ToiletDuck

9/11................

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dojetdriver

Would have been the late spring/early summer of 05. Thats when the flowbacks went back and off the street hiring resumed.

Ottopilot

CAL has hired about 1400 pilots since the hiring resumed. Those hired in early-mid 2005 can/are holding/flying as 737 Captain.

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757Driver

94/95 as well. We downsized and sent Pilots to Express and the street.

Doors were almost shut but GE/Boeing bailed us out with a loan to make payroll sometime in January 1995.

AV8ER13

After 9/11 all the furloughs flowed down to XJT. That does not exsist anymore and now there is no protection.

LifeNtheFstLne

So how's this all going to sort out when we merge with UAL, hmm? I was hoping for at least some speculation on how ALPA would sort it out. I was reprimanded in the crew room the other day for suggesting merging seniority lists by D.O.H. God forbid we do what's fair. I'd assume the merger would be to reduce capacity, but no one is talking furloughs. Guess I'll just keep reading the papers.

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Eric Stratton

date of hire fair, now that's funny...you have some learning to do I see

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ewrbasedpilot

That would put probably 75% of CAL pilots on the BOTTOM of UAL's list. You call that fair???? Since we are by far the healthiest carrier of the two, with the youngest fleet, still doing very well, and hiring, your suggestion would be to screw the better half over royally (that being CAL) to do what you think is "fair". That's like saying that all the guys at America West would have to be stapled to the bottom of USAirways list since they are all junior as of DOH "just to be fair". Afterall, I guess you think the newhire CAL pilots should be tossed back on the street, just to be fair, right??? Are you sure you work for CAL? Maybe you'll luck out and be furloughed so we can be fair to the UAL pilots and put them ahead of us.

Lighteningspeed

If Continetal and UAL merges, there will be a long and protracted arguments and negotiations for merging the seniority list. No one will be happy except maybe the top 3%.