Originally Posted by CALFO

Uhh, CAL hadn't furloughed a pilot in over two years and the 147 pilots that were on furlough had been given notice of an impending return. Cal's 2008 reduction was a reaction to fuel prices and the economy and (in the scheme of things) was fairly minor. Ual's 2008 reduction was massive and indicative of much greater problems.


The time period post merger is extremely relavent given the direction both pre merger company's were heading and the dim prospect that any of the ual pilots had of getting a paycheck anytime soon.