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.
Have you not learned anything from our last contact??? STOP NEGOTIATING ON A PUBLIC FORUM!!!!