Originally Posted by
JackStraw
That actually sounds like a brilliant plan for the company if they’re not interested in hiring for another 5 years and the absolute worst case possible scenario for the last guys on the seniority list. Furloughing would be much better than dragging the pilots along without letting them in on the plan to shrink to more savings. At least with a furlough they could abandon hope and get a career started somewhere without a shrinking fleet.
The guys on the bottom should leave regardless. They don't have much invested here and starting on a currently growing legacy list would make more sense than sitting reserve in MEM on the bottom of the 757 list hoping to get wide body pay in 2025. The last 500 or so should have their apps out unless they live in MEM.