Originally Posted by FR8K9

An open time ban will not prevent furloughs. More flying will prevent it though.

I fully expect to lose my seat in 2009, and I am preparing financially. We are saving every penny and we are clipping coupons. We are also paying off as much debt as possible, because I have no doubt that I will be an FO again in 2009.

I don't want to get political, but a McCain presidency is likely, and this will not bode well for airline pilots or any union member for that matter.

Times look very bleak to me, indeed.