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I don't really see how "employing" someone who isn't getting paid is the same as paying people to not work though.
I mean I get it, it's kinda a dick move, but the company hasn't really indicated it has an issue with it.
You'd think you'd see the same prejudices at other carriers if it was an issue, especially at a place like SWA.
What does the training float at AA look like with 20% of the pilots coming and going out of currency? Returning to the school house when their seniority can hold another type only to bounce out again on leave so they don't have to sit reserve on it? How many more people does AA have to interview and employ as a result? Not just on the line, in the training center, HR, payroll, you name it.
The 'company' aka flight ops management doesn't have a problem with it because they come from the same background and view this as a flying club.
They never feel the heat of our shoddy financial performance until it comes time to hand out furlough notices, and even then the status quo is untouchable.
As a whole this is the systematic attitude problem that plagues this airline and sets it apart from companies like Southwest/Delta.