Originally Posted by
FL370esq
If I recall correctly, ol' Dougie Parker made his attempt in late 2006. In July of 2004, Delta began recalling furloughees so a vast majority would have been recalled by the end of 2006 (almost 2 1/2 years later) while Parker's shenanigans were playing out.
I have no idea what the numbers were during US Air (I will grant you that) but 2007 was when new hires started showing up. A lot of furloughs if not all were in effect in 2004 and after when the critical votes were taken.
https://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/new...elta/index.htm