I'm just starting sims at AE and we're obviously all thinking the same thing...what's gonna happen tomorrow? And the day after that? And after that? The fervor of furloughs and lay offs has somewhat subsided as we all have adjusted to the news but we are all on edge.

What I am beginning to wonder is if furloughs are less likely than we originally thought? (Hopeful thinking) From what I have heard, attrition was exactly 50 pilots a month. Of course that was when other carriers were hiring actively. I have also heard that attrition is rising now after the recent news breaks. I am hoping that attrition and our FO shortage, which was 200-250 according to mgmt about 3 weeks ago, will hopefully keep us all on board. Of course if they park 40 RJ's it is going to be a really really interesting day.

It should be interesting to see if there is to be furloughs, how many and when will it start.