At our airport indoc two weeks ago I asked one of the CP's and he said their intention is to get us through IOE. I think the main reason being that we need to complete our initial training in its entirety before furlough. If they furlough us before we complete training, when we're recalled we would have to go through everything again starting back at indoc, which means more cost to the company (hotels, instructors, that measly $250week). I guess the reason they can't just have us pick where we left off is an FAA training reason (ie lack of an abbreviated syllabus).

Before you guys flame on me, I am very well aware that often airline management will often make no sense what so ever. And that the answer one day will be completely different from the answer the next. Either way its out of my control and all I can control is my performance in the sim. I am pretty much expecting a furlough notice upon completetion of IOE. I hope it doesn't happen but unless ALPA can come up with some plan to keep at least some pilots off the street, I expect that furlough. I feel worst for the guys that got their class cancelled three days before it began.