Originally Posted by
rld1k
An agreement to hire them at the bottom of the list would be pointless. If AA is furloughing then envoy is overstaffed as well. Would an AA pilot really want to come sit airport standby every day with 7-8 days at home as a commuter? I'd rather get a job at Walmart if I were them. Or you know, save some of that pay for an emergency fund.
If I recall correctly (because I heard this from some 10 yr capt who I flew with as an FO), something like this happened to TWA guys. They did, indeed, sit standby for awhile. One was said to commute into LGA, go into the sleep room, and emerge several days later having never been used. So, whether all this is true or not, don't underestimate what guys will put up with to keep bread on the table.