Exactly how many years will it take Skywest to get a 737 training center spooled up?

In the mean time we'll each collect at least 4 1/2 months FULL pay then saunter on down to IAH to get qualified to fly the guppy at a rate of pay HIGHER than we now make. I figure that if they pull that stunt their training department will get SO jacked up that it will take each of us at least two to three months to get fully qualled. That's a LOT of hotels and per diem! I wonder if they have to give the furloughed flight attendants and mechanics any furlough pay?

And since they cant even seem to man the airline in normal ops it will be great fun to watch! If this happens in a few months, we're into next summer and their habitual chronic under staffing. Not to mention they'll have to staff for retirements which start in two weeks. So, several months later (and each of us double dipping for the first 4 and a half) we may get to fly again.

Meanwhile the shifted flying will cost hundreds of millions due to the lost revenue and pax sent scurrying to other airlines. The press will have a field day and CHASE will go beserk.

I'm sure that would make tons of sense. Meanwhile UAL will have to continue payments to the lessors on the downed planes and pay to store them in the desert. And exactly how are they going to get around the T&PA restrictions on block hour flying at LUAL?

"You're being very un-Dude" How do you ever cross a street?