Originally Posted by
withthatsaid182
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.
Unfortunately nobody really knows what is going to happen at this moment. I spoke with a Union rep today that said they will be meeting with management in the next few weeks to see what can be done to save jobs and protect us from furlough...he did say however that furlough is a real possibility. So its hard to know exactly what is going to happen to us newer hires.
I would suggest you just keep your nose to the grindstone and keep going with training. Get through it, get your SIC certificate, get through your IOE and see what happens.
If we are furloughed we can at least get unemployment pay for a few months while we look for new jobs.
It will look much better to a future employer to see that you stuck it out until the bitter end rather than quitting now. I know its a less than ideal situation - and believe me I'm right there with you in all this - but nothing is going to predict the future for us. Just keep going until the official word comes out.