Originally Posted by
FullThrust
As if the cadets had any say in it? If the Voy signed a contract, then they should be entitled to it. No different than our CBA. What about the routes previously flown by mainline but got quickly swapped to Envoy 175 flights? Should the AA pilots hold a grudge about us for something we had no control of either during the 'rona?
Agreed, ripping on cadets for something they had no control over is a waste of air and just makes us look like jerks. It's kinda the same mentality of republic guys ripping on us for taking MIA, doesn't help anybody's case and just creates useless animosity for one another. If they signed a contract pre covid they are entitled to everything on it, and seeing how hiring is spooling up across the industry again I'm sure bonuses will be coming back for all new hires.
Now as far as them keeping their benefits while pilots are getting furloughed, sorry it made sense, their only job as a cadet is to build flight time to meet ATP mins which was something they were able to continue doing. Furloughing the cadets would mean they'd leave and go to other airlines which in the grand scheme would've been worse for the company after having already payed out bonuses to them, and now just over a year later needing them. In fact they've already onboarded new cadets, and are continuing interviewing for that program because it is a very successful recruiting method at every AA WO.