Originally Posted by
duvie
Pure speculation ahead:
I think if you see them stop training right at the 70% mark, I take that as evidence of Mr. Kirby playing games. I highly doubt the furloughs will go that deep, I think he is making a point to be consistent with the 30% staffing cut to try and scare people into some sort of contract change/taking leaves.
Bingo! That's the next step in his game. He has mentioned United will make 30% cuts across all departments. He can't show anything other than that number at this point. It could also be posturing in hopes of eventually receiving more government aid. If UAL truly furloughs 30% of the pilot group, watch out for a merger on the other side of this.