APA didn’t even need to be in the room for this loa. This is a company’s wet dream come true. All the cost associated with furloughing a pilot just vanished. They’ll side line the whole 2500 for the winter with zero pay yet staying qualified. What a f@cking joking. And is there anything in these loas that require a portion of the 2500 to be awarded the alternating month schedule? Why not just offer that to the whole pilot group, maybe get some takers at the top end and save more money. Then award ZTLs to the 2500. They removed the one and only deterrent the company had to furloughing in mass, training cost.

I’ll take the involuntary furlough and state unemployment thanks. I’ll be damned if I stay current and go through training for zero $. They can bring me back through the full course when they need me.