Originally Posted by
AYLflyer
Same. I don't want to be pessimistic, just realistic.
Email from the CEO about CARES running out and furlough speak, then an email saying 5000 pilots.
I'm going to the sims for the first time in my career to bang out landings. I thought if I were to ever do that, I'd be a golf playing long haul reserve FO, instead it's because there's so little flying that I can't even get a flight assigned to me.
At this point I'm still in the "I'm getting furloughed in May" club, and I've been doing what I can to prepare for that. The idea that we're going to be hiring in Q1 at this point is absurd to me.
I second this. To even speculate that we might hire in q1 of 2021? Is insanity if you ask me.
I remember being in Leading edge in March... you know the days when the market was +/- 2500 points and everyone is canceling flights and bookings. I remember “we aren’t going to stop hiring” “Europe still on time” “this will likely be a two week thing” I believed every word of it. Fast forward maybe 3 days later. Canceled upgrades and transitions. Few days later. Stopped hiring. Now press the fast forward button 4x and now we are 6 months from March and this is still going on? 1,000s are being furloughed. Regionals are outta business.
Moral of my story. Im not saying that we won’t hire. I personally don’t believe it for one second will be q1 of 2021. To think that a vaccine is going to solve this seems pretty insane. Basically I think it’s a bold statement to say they we might hire in q1 of 2021 let alone be enough flying for 4000 pilots. I appreciate the optimism but the CEO cannot be asking for us to sign letters for more loot while the CP is saying that all is good in the hood.