Originally Posted by
contrails
So JungleBus,
Is the consensus at Compass that a NWA furlough is likely? I've got a class date coming up with Compass and I'm at another regional right now with 500 people below me. We have money problems and are inevitably going to park 30-70 planes in the next year but the place treats the employees pretty well overall. Also, we're tied to a financially strong legacy compared to some of the ones that people think are going to go under. I need to make a decision pretty soon about Compass; things changed for the better a little at my current company just as I interviewed.
What think you? Any other CPZ pilot on here have an opinion?
From what it looks like there wont be furloughs because of the new planes we have coming to both DAL and NWA and supposedly the hiring that was done was already taking the cuts into consideration(which is why they stopped hiring). Its always subject to change but I dont think the compass guys have anything to worry about. It would be very expensive for NWA to furlough and retrain everyone at compass and furlough compass guys. DAL is in cash save mode and its probably cheaper to keep the newhires here since we are on 1st year pay then to furlough us and pay us more. Also they are trying to make it look good for the DOJ so thats another incentive not to furlough. It all could change tomorrow but right now i dont see furloughs at NWA. We shall see.
