Originally Posted by
Scoop
Dawgs,
I disagree. The longer the guys stay out the better it is for everyone below them. If all 200 guys came back 5 years ago the bottom 200 pilots who have been making a profit for DAL for 5+ years wouldn't even be DAL employees today.
So when the furloughees eventually come back the bottom guys may see guys coming in above them. It is still much better to be on the DAL seniority list with three or more years of longevity, then trying to get an interview at DAL.
Scoop
+777
If our biggest worry are the possibly 200 guys returning from an extended furlough, then we have much bigger worries!
I don't like it any more than the next guy being displaced and forced to commute again and again, but seniority is how we everything gets sorted out - pay, vacation, QOL, base, seat position and aircraft.
Capacity constraint has proven to be financially very successful for the company but came at the price of seniority progression for the pilot group. After eliminating the FE, 911, PBS, economic malaise, bankruptcy and raising of the retirement age took their toll on seniority progression this is just the latest hit.
Going forward we will have to hold the company responsible for providing regular continuous seniority progression for the pilots on property, or everything else becomes somewhat academic.
Cheers
George