Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
Flowing is an option and the prospects of the bonus and MIA are attractive. I don’t want to give up even a month of seniority though. I think the coming recession will at best slow things quite a bit for a couple years and at worst we *might* see furloughs. Delta also seems to have far superior reserve rules than United. And I also think there is value in getting on a mainline seniority list and getting 1,000+ pilots junior to you as fast as possible *if* furloughs were to happen.
AA furloughed over 1600 with Covid, and a few thousand during 2001 and 2008. 1000 is a good start, but you will need a LOT more than that behind you to avoid furlough.