Originally Posted by
highfarfast
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Pilot furloughs are expensive, it's entirely possible they decide that pilot furloughs are worth it and it's better to be a little fat on pilots for a little while, particularly when looking at the retirements that are coming. And while I recognize that's the positive spin, it's still a realistic possibility. Nobody knows yet what the real answer is and I'm sure while the company is talking to the union about 'solutions' the company message is going to be that 'it's bad'.
Doing it this early is Ric being decent and saying “hey get your crap ready for furloughs”.
if they would offer another LOA, I think more would take it now. I know I would. I have rotor jobs lined up that I didn’t have last time they offered.
The question I have as a junior FO is will they suspend the language to allow FOs to bid aircraft to aircraft. I hope not, bc I want to be displaced from the 145-175. If they do a vacancy and allow FOs to bid birds I’m stuck on the 145 for years, on reserve and not flying