Originally Posted by
Professor
I'll find it, I know it happened for an absolute fact. I was watching the category closely and was even denied an LAX bid right after LAX 73N's were awarded to returning pilots.
I've had a tough time finding the awards, but I'll dig it up. I know others on here saw it happen as well, as returning awards. Not AE's.
Alan Shore and sailingfun are correct. I had questions about it too so went direct to the source:
From Andy Hummel, Crew Resources, when I asked him where furlough returns were going (so we could bid appropriately and not get surprised/pushed out of a cat that had looked good). Not from DeltaNet:
The furlough pilots have the ability to return to a category if there is mutual agreement between the pilot and the company. If there is not a mutual agreement the furlough returns are placed in an entry level position.
Here is a list of the positions we will be offering to the furlough returning pilots. They will not have a seat freeze and can bid off as soon as they return. The positions being offered are the positions where we will continue to grow in the future (717, 73N) and where their seniority can hold.
Our goal is to minimize the training churn. Obviously placing the returning pilots all on the 717 would waste 717 training slots as they quickly bid off. We feel these positions will allow the pilots to return to a position they will remain in for at least the short-term.
I hope this helps answer your questions.
Andy Hummel
GM – Crew Resources