Originally Posted by
jeff122670
A friend of mine just got furloughed from Mesa. She was in the new hire class and was told they could go home but should only expect a few months....
anyone have any thoughts or input on this??
Things are quite messed up at MAG right now. Yes, the fate of about 400 pilots hang in the balance but one has to wonder what the heck is going on. Things just don't add up. The CRJ has been short staffed for years, culminating in canceled vacations from Sept 2007 through Jul 2008. Then, they furlough 50 newhires this month and reinstate vacations. HUH??? The DAL CRJ flying hasn't been pulled down yet, forcing those pilots back to the other certificate flying. Then, there are some 400 F8 ERJ pilots siting on couches between MCO and JFK, many of whom upgraded from the CRJ and could fill those much needed seats on the YV side. Why aren't they being pealed off to go to training? They aren't gong to be flying the ERJ again any time soon, and no matter what we won't be getting a full schedule from DAL (even if we do get some flying back which is doubtful). Yes, there is a token 16 lines in JFK right now, and there will be some flying in CVG... but there's no way it will be a full schedule.
So, you do the math. Its a big mess and who knows how it will sort itself out. We will all probably be on the street soon. JO and his cronies have bit every hand that has feed them (including a very upset pilot group), so yea this company's prospects are very thin.
See ya in line for the soup kitchen around Dec.