Originally Posted by
OlyRob
To expand...for August at the minimum they anticipate 182 lines for CA/FO. There are currently 250 S5 FOs, which would leave 174 remaining after 76 furloughs.
They will be replaced by crew members being downgraded or other FO's getting bumped out of base. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the union regarding the MCO displacement so the company will have to rework the DEN guys (they were stapled on to the grievance as far as I understand) and play by the rules for the furlough (which so far, the company has). There's going to be a lot of crew members moving around inside the company in the upcoming months.
The only bright spot I can see to this whole downgrade/furlough situation is this arbitration came out at exactly the right time and very much in favor of the pilot group. It does very little for the guys getting the axe; I wish you guys the best and hope to see you back real soon. However, for the guys that made the cut, this is a huge win.