Originally Posted by
Phins2right
Allow me to interject.
First, the company has good specificity on the manning required for summer 2021 flying. We don't have that information, and they will not provide it to us.
Speaking for myself, as a non-socialist, I: 1)took the VEOP because it worked for me and my family and 2)I thought it would prevent some folks from losing a job. How many? I had know idea.
FF>>>> The company did not expect the take rate we had for the VEOP. Thus the ~600 saved from furlough. Personally I think the company is blowing smoke and we may need to furlough about 1000. I always thought the 2558 was poker play. I think the 1941 is poker play as well. That's for later discussion.
The fact is we had a pretty decent VEOP offer and many decided to take it at a rate higher than company expected. So I would like to ask you, why did you ask Denny that question?
I keep hearing this - The company knows how many Pilots we will need for summer 2021. Really? The company knows how this will all play out? How exactly do they know this? What governments will retain a travel ban? What states will retain lock-down protocols? When will Disney Land Open? Does the company know these things? I don't believe that for 1 second. I don't believe anyone has anything other than a barely educated guess how this plays out. They can possibly survey for corporate/traveler intentions but with all of the variables how accurate will that be?
You give management or anyone who thinks they can predict this way too much credit. We and every other airline is blundering our way through one day at a time as best as possible. All they really know for sure is that if Cares 2 get approved we will be carrying a huge surplus of Pilots for some time. Best case, due to a confluence of events demand picks up before Cares 2 expires.
Scoop