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Old 05-03-2020 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rvfanatic
Isn’t this exactly what Fedex did in 08 to keep from furloughing a single pilot?

I’d like to see a quantitative assessment on this from ALPA. Pros and cons lay it all out for us.
This isn’t like other situations. I’m not surprised by the airline reaction to retire aircraft. Look at what’s being retired. 737NG (pickle fork anyone?) 757 767 - each is an expensive liability. This is an excuse to jump. It was gonna happen anyway just slower. Yes it’s a crisis. But this whole crisis from the covid to everything down the line has been a huge exercise in overreaction. The Cares act buys labor time to see if this bounces back or not. Let’s keep a wait and see attitude without giving away the store.
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