Originally Posted by
Scoop
1310 is correct but your recall dates are slightly off. Besides the 250 FMII guys the last furlough group was Jan 03 and the recalls started in July 04. I know because I was in the very last group of guys furloughed.
Funny story (kind of). The first furlough recall group was July 04. I believe all those guys went into the 737-200. I bypassed until August correctly thinking I would busting my butt every July for the next 5-10 years.
In July there was an AE for 737-800s that left a lot of FO seats unfilled because most of the 737-200 were staying put thinking next month there would be 45 more guys being recalled and put in below them.
Well the August class went almost 100% to the 737-800s and instead of being at the bottom of the 737-200 list (had I went back in July) I instantly had about 40 guys below me on the 737-800.
You can bet a bunch of guys on the 737-200 were not happy.
Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. 
Scoop
Nice call on the -800 vs the -200, Scoop! I was in the last group of FM2 guys furloughed Jun 03 and recalled Nov 03..much shorter and easier road than the other 1310 to be sure. But I did get the complimentary 4-day requal into the 73-200 since I had flown the -800 within the previous 35 months (after being displaced from SLC 73N to DFW M88 to CVG MD88 and had flown the MD88 for the previous 18 mos)..but I was lucky to be back and thankful to fly the classic for 6 months while commuting to VA. Ave.
I agree that the current circumstances at DL are completely different than 15 yrs ago. And to think that after 9/11, RJ's, BK, $150/bbl oil, age 65, economic collapse and merger mania...I was still only furloughed for 5 months..is pretty good. I've flown with a lot of Captains who we're furloughed under Ron Allen's "leadership 7.5", had the B-scale and sat sideways for 7-10 yrs in a 727..plus seeing guys back after 10 yrs keeps things in perspective!
I can only hope the future is gonna be much smoother for our new DL bubbas going forward..
Now..if we can just get that SLC717 category going!