Originally Posted by horrido27

Disagree.
It's not 1994 anymore, it's 2020.
IF these pilots were told on Friday (as I'm hearing from a few people) that the class was still on, then this was a poor move by SOMEONE in management.

When Sean Archuleta was killed (Atlas 3591 crash in Houston) last year, someone in the company 'understood' the meaning of compassion AND how it would look to the outside world.. to do the right thing.
Putting his name up in the class, sending his wife Wings.
It's the little things.

If the coronavirus continues to trend bad, I get canceling classes. But to cancel a new hire class a few days out is just a dick move. There's no other way to say it.

We live in a very different world these days than 1994, or 2001. Social media is a player now more than ever.
Will this cancellation of a new hire class of 23 affect the bottom line or cause a massive social outcry? Of course not.
But it's just another seed that will now be planted in every United Pilot who learns about it.
It will also be interesting to see when (if) Delta and American cancel their new hire classes.. and how far out.
How about all the Regional carriers?!

This was a mistake by someone in Management. No way of denying that.

FS, FP & FtC
Motch