Originally Posted by
Sonny Crockett
You are incorrect.
Placing furloughed guys at the bottom, many with many years of active service would be a major mistake and completely an unfair windfall under someone who is "active" with less years of longevity.
I am fully aware on the PNCL/Mesaba/Colgan and how it was done. I suggest your read your Merger Committee Chairman comments on the subject.
Talked to him about it extensively! And the dynamics are very different, especially with 3 carriers with different expectations and missions. It would be great if you were to look at things both ways. An active pilot would have their career stagnated as people come off the street in front of them. Also, it makes the active pilot more susceptible to furlough. Remember that furloughed is a status/category! I do realize that there will be credit for widebodies etc, but I'm not so sure that many, if any, involuntary furloughs will be put in front of active pilots. It's going to be a long uphill battle to look past the "Tale of two pilots" scenario in NS's testimony. The fact alone that you are staying on the CAL side instead of accepting recall is a very strengthening argument to career expectations alone at CAL...