Originally Posted by G-Dog
I am sure there are plenty of reasons they did not do that.
None of which are valid or ethical.
Chances are that the reasons were not looking out for TSA pilots.
Bingo!
I heard that they did offer it to TSA guys first. The soon to be furloughed guys want to jump over now. Again, I hear this stuff from a third party, so I can not validate this info.
They didn't offer GJ flying to the TSA pilot group via ALPA, they offered it to
each individual pilot in the form of a personalized postcard invitation.
Some of the furloughed TSA pilots have gone to GJ, but the vast majority have not. None of my furloughed friends (numbering about 10 right now...) have made that move, and infact some went back to flight instructing rather than work for an alter-ego.