Originally Posted by
Alexjones
Only a thought we could save a lot more downgrades and furloughs If …
All the ALPA unions jointly requested there carriers to prioritize spirit pilots with CJOs for earlier class dates.
The biggest pilot union in the world appears to be a tooth less tiger on this
Not a solution. Bad idea
If a NK pilot is leaving for UAL or DAL, their class date being 2 or 4 months earlier isn’t going to help furloughs at NK. It’s still total head count. If a NK pilot is furloughed and then a lot of pilots leave for UAL and DAL, the company will recall pilots. If they don’t, they never needed them, regardless if those pilots had earlier class dates or not. It’s head count. Pilots will leave and NK will have to see if it’s enough to fly their planes, if not, they recall
But youre out of line to tell ALPA National they need to ask a F9 ALPA pilot to go to the bottom of the UAL class assignments, to allow a NK ALPA to go ahead of them. Seniority is everything. A soon to be furloughed pilot asking for this is ironic at best.