Originally Posted by
303flyboy
As far as the support you speak of goes, it won’t do you much good when the music stops and numbers 11000-14000 get furloughed. Honestly I think most people will be fine who got hired last few years at any legacy or (U)LCC. But I wouldn’t put my eggs in the legacy basket right before the music stops. Then again that’s me. With 30 years left and almost half the list below me I’m happy
Having personally been furloughed twice at United, I seriously doubt large furloughs at legacies even with a major downturn. And unless it's a really major downturn, I don't see any furloughs happening at legacies during the next recession - there are just too many retirements. Sure, some open time will probably dry up and line pay values will probably decrease slightly. But furloughs at AA, UA, DAL? Unlikely.
But that's always a fun card to play to scare pilots below you to not make the jump to a better life at a legacy.