Actually I said Republic won’t. And that was after a mere 5-10% capacity reduction was announced and everyone thought that reduction was the end of the world. We now have seen over a 40% drop for April with A further decrease expected for May and the company is now offering to pay 50hrs a month for people to go on leave if they so desire for April, May, June or any combination of those months IN ADDITION to offering that same deal to people who already took the unpaid option that was already offered. Something the company did not have to do. I’m standing by my prediction that we won’t furlough, considering our company is doing everything possible to retain everyone and still pay them the most possible. If come September the economy hasn’t turned around and/or this virus is still a major issue, all bets are off and not a single pilot will be safe whether your a regional or mainline pilot.

But go ahead and keep screaming the sky is falling. Meanwhile you, myself, our 2500 other pilots, all of our FAs and everyone we have sent home that was in the training process keeps collecting a paycheck at one of the best positioned regionals to weather out this time.