Originally Posted by
CaptCoolHand
I'm pretty sure that no company ever furloughed or displaced anyone... right up until they were mismanaged to the point where they did.
The arguement that Jb has never furloughed because they are non-union is about as lame as south west has the cheapest tickets.
They have never needed to furlough because, as unusual as this is for a Major, they lost over 10% of the Pilot group to other Majors. In addition, a large number of Pilots took voluntary leave.
Being non-union DID NOT put the Airline in a position of strength. They found themselves with too many Pilots, just as "some" union carriers did. Fortunately, large numbers quit and, lucky for JB, Lufthansa wrote a check for a stake in the Airline.
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