Originally Posted by
rickair7777
For senior folks who have families to support and no other skill (or haven't used their other skill in decades) this is a desperate situation. Hard to blame them if some folks opt for concessions under the circumstances.
While I see significant and heartening sentiment industry-wide to hold the line in the face of furloughs, a liquidation with permanent job loss is a different wolf at the door. The soon-to-furloughed major pilots can somewhat safely assume there's a light and recall at the end of the tunnel. Might get recalled to a different paint job, but still probably getting recalled.
Correct on both counts. The soon to be furloughed major pilot should encourage holding the line so she can come back to a high paying job.
The senior regional pilot with a family and no side hustle facing a liquidation is backed into a pretty nasty corner. Even if this hypothetical pilot had other skills, there isn’t a robust job market in any industry right now. There are markets where nurses can’t find work, which is insane and defies all logic.