Originally Posted by
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AA March 17 class is postponed indefinitely, but all members of that class date are AA employees with pay, benefits, and insurance as of midnight tonight.
Amazing gesture and it will buy a lot of loyalty. I don't blame United or JetBlue; business is business. They have their own shareholders and current employees to care for. What American did for those pilots is going above and beyond. Can't expect that anywhere.
Just some food for thought. Airlines are asking for 50 billion dollars. More than 9/11. Last thing they want is some local news story about a guy quitting his job for JetBlue and then ending up on the street with no insurance. Paying him for now is no lose situation, in reality the tax payer will you ultimately paying him until the furloughs start.