Originally Posted by
Aquaticus
30% less than 2019 numbers in summer of 2021 would include 800 pilots gone to retirement, maybe 200 or so to medical outs, whatever furlough mitigation or early outs the union comes up with, and sprinkle in an insanely expensive process.c I wouldn't call it optimistic that 2300 number is still a lot of guys trying to provide for their families and includes myself. If you furlough a pilot you can core4 them as much as you want but you have lost them forever. Just think of the cost of icey cold guppies and two engine taxi outs for 30 years. A lot of ballgame ahead.
So let me see if I understand you: if you get furloughed, you are going to return but never operate efficiently again? Okay, how about those of us that get downgraded and lose the pay etc associated do the same while you are out because we are “angry “ as well thus prolonging your return? Or, realistically how about none of us take this personally (as hard is that is) and realize that it is just a numbers game that unfortunately we are losing at present. Last I read, the ALPA Code of Ethics frowned on such behavior. I get it. I’m disappointed right now as well but I’m not interested in costing this company even more money by operating in a manner that does so. Sometimes we just need to blow off some steam. I completely understand if that is what you are doing. I really hope you don’t get furloughed. I spent most of May 3 going through the list of displacement names then read the CCS staffing list from bottom up four thousand numbers (picked that number at random...). It was painful seeing all the names of people I shared the cockpit with who each had stories I remember. Nobody did anything to deserve this. It just sucks.