Originally Posted by
Half wing
You are 100% correct about TK limiting furloughs and how we bought them time. You have officially been acknowledged so no need to repeat this over and over again going forward. The LOA also bought the pilots time before getting furloughed. I just don’t see any more than the 2000 getting furloughed next year. We would have easily cut 2850 by years end with no LOA. Of course you are also correct, the company could furlough 4000 pilots next year and we bought them to time to get everyone trained but the chance of that happening is slim.
They don’t need the same amount of time to furlough as when it is the normal 15- 20% recession. You don’t need to be as worried about training replacement when the demand for pilots is where it is now. With demand where it is now, they could have furloughed deeper than in the past and then played catch up later. I don’t know if we bought them time, or bought the 2,850 some time. Either way, I think that the total number that they could possibly furlough would be the same by next fall, with or without this agreement.