Originally Posted by
hrmham
Given all the industry hiring of late, I was a bit surprised to read that there might be furloughs still waiting for a call. Just how high up the seniority list did the furlough line reach in the 9/11 aftermath (or what percentage of UA's active FOs and CAs we furloughed)? Presumably, many (most?) of these folks were picked up elsewhere since then, are already on the line elsewhere, and no longer waiting on a call from UA.
I believe total furloughs were 2173.
Total pilot list was about 11,500, with another 400 in the pipeline.
Ballpark: 20%.