Originally Posted by
SeriousShirley
I’d like to see tiered options in line with what AA has offered - those seem a lot more likely to be accepted by a useful number of pilots than straight unpaid LOAs & early retirements (which, as previously mentioned, don’t really apply here). Not sure how realistic that is, but heck I’d be willing...
The reason AA offers paid leave is because of their diverse fleet. They have parked all the wide bodies, so all their senior people are now without work. If they want to furlough, they would have to retrain many people. We don't have to do anything but re-qualify some people for the right seat if we furlough.