Originally Posted by
EZBW
96...wow! I was under the impression that the 1400+ furloughs were before the 737 announcement and not as a result...but guess I was wrong.
United announced that they were retiring the 737 fleet in May/June 2008. They completed retiring all 96 on 28 Oct 2009.
The first pilots furloughed in the last round was on 3 Sep 2008.
Guess when it was announced that Continental would join the Star Alliance? June 2008.