Originally Posted by
Macjet
I'm a Captain and nowhere in danger of having my job lost or even downgraded. So, I'm not asking you to do anything for me. However, having been furloughed I do realize what our junior pilots, the guys and gals sitting beside me, are looking at. We currently have LOA's and MOU's in place covering pilots infected with C19, LCR callout, and VIL's. Nowhere have I advocated a change to our CBA. But I am open to another MOU/LOA that for a given period of time (6 months, 9 months, etc) cuts my guarantee (let's say 61 hours for arguments sake) with the caveat that no one is furloughed. There's an expiration date to such and a clause that if one pilot is involuntarily furloughed then that LOA/MOU is terminated.
Spirit has $1.7 billion in liquid assets with a current daily cash burn rate of $1.5 million and a coming option of another $700 million in government loans. I'm not willing to do anything for the company but I'll damn sure make a small change to keep a fellow aviator from making a major one. You obviously don't care and that's your right. Be sure and share your vacation plans and pics of the new boat with your FO next time right after he/she gets their furlough notice. Don't forget to mention your seniority too.
Listen J.O., you don’t know me. I don’t have a boat, a big house or any fancy cars, so I don’t have pictures to share of what I have. I live very modestly because like I said, I have lived through numerous downturns in this industry. I’ve been furloughed, been through a bankruptcy, worked crap jobs for pennies. Many of us have faced struggles and now we have a limited time horizon to be selfish as you like to call it to make some money before retirement. Getting furloughed at the beginning of your career when you are in your 20’s 30’s or early 40’s gives you several decades to still recover. Excuse me for invoking seniority in a seniority based occupation.
In your original post, you advocated for concessions. Don’t try and change the narrative. Also, Spirit isn’t a charity, just because they have $1.7 billion and access to more liquidity, doesn’t mean they have it there for you.