Originally Posted by
Sixty N Two
Is the company pressing ahead with hiring/training new TK 73 IPs they had advertised for if this TA passes? That will pretty much tell what the primary plan is for next summer.
According to the Q&A videos the purpose of this TA is to buy some time rather than start screaming down the furlough path in less than a month. If demand is at current levels entering next summer, they fully expect the company back out of this deal and furlough the full 3,900 and then see where we stand. If this passes, we may very well be just kicking the can down the road for 8 months with low MPG lines. It also may buy us some time and hopefully give us a more accurate data to avoid or significantly reduce furloughs, and to enhance recovery options. If it does not pass, they have come to the fork in the road and will commit to the furlough plan.