Originally Posted by
hrmham
While I'm sure everybody's situation is a bit different, when I read about "furlough returns" are they referencing folks who are currently flying at other majors, cargo, regionals, or, in fact, are some (most?) of these folks coming back from a prolonged CFI stint at some local FBO?
I was a late return in 2014. Most of the long-term bypass are guys in the Reserves or Guard.
There are minor numbers of guys who went to other airlines or corporate gis (ran into an old military friend who had been a Capt at Jetblue (all done since furlough), but still left JB to come back to UAL as an Airbus F/O!)
Very small numbers of guys who had their own business (I know a guy who took over the family construction business), and some who were working business jobs..accounting, sales, etc.
But by far, these late returns are about 85-90% military. At least, by my estimation.