I hate to be the one to spoil the vibes of a "positive" news thread, and I sincerely hope that NO ONE at Horizon is furloughed. But, the reality is that our flying is still off by about 85%, and the company expects demand to stay depressed for at least another year. This isn't good for either Alaska or Horizon.

The company president at Horizon sent out a long message this week. The take-away message seems to be:

(1) We don't know what demand is going to be like during the 4th quarter of 2020.

(2) We would "like" to bring back most of our parked planes.

(3) Further schedule reductions may be required as we move into the winter months (typically a low-demand time).

I've worked as a regional pilot for twenty years (and two furloughs). It's "Hope for the best, plan for the worst". It's encouraging that bookings are back up. Also, I think we can use the E175 or the Q to efficiently operate some routes that would not be economical to run a 737 on, given the current demand.