Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Smart (from management's perspective) would be a huge displacement with generous reinstatement rights. This isn't a one day 9/11 event with security protocols we understand.
I'd have to grab my lawyer and the PWA, but I imagine a June bid with a worst-case scenario:
1) Bare bones widebody staffing.
2) Slightly smaller 320/73N fleet.
3) 88's/90/s/757's and ER's gone.
4) Some expensive 717's gone.
5) 220's are here to stay for the long-term
In light of this I would expect a massive displacement bid with the ability (need my lawyer here) to lessen the displacements within a year if things aren't so dire. I'm sure they can simply publish other AE's during that year to reinstate.
I think Ed is right: it's going to take a vaccine before a lot of people are willing to cram themselves into an airplane (or train, subway, bus, monorail, club, concert hall, stadium ...) And a vaccine is 12-18 months away.
I think we should be following LH's lead and carrying cargo in the cabin.