Originally Posted by
Ted Striker
So jetblue is going to go the entire pandemic .... with out furloughing one pilot. But then and only then when case counts start to come down, with mass vaccination programs being rolled out, starting a new fleet type and a new transatlantic sub group, plus the addition of a recently opened base, and on top of that heading into summer flying season...release a displacement bid furloughing 500+ pilots to massively shrink the pilot group enough to see any actual savings, which will also trigger furlough pay (for six months believe)... all to be understaffed for the rebound and also incur an expensive training mess?
Where do you get 6 months for the bottom 500? Not the CBA. They also aren’t paying any benefits to the furloughed pilots. 16% 401K match for instance among other savings. They don’t have to save a mint, just 1 cent. If it saves one penny, they will furlough.