Originally Posted by
Boomer
86 downgrades doesn't necessarily mean another 86 furloughs; it probably means more. As someone pointed out about 200 pages ago, when the company is heavy by 86 crews, they send 86 Captains back to the right seat, creating a surplus.
With two planes and two bases, there will be some shuffling as CVG CAs bid JFK CA rather than CVG FO, etc. When it is all figured out they will be fat 172 FOs (the original 86 + the 86 new downgrades). Then they'll take one last glance at staffing and announce who gets F'ed.
Or that's how I think it works.
That, plus Comair's spokeswoman saying 150 pilot furloughs in addition to the current 330 FO and FA furloughs.
The latest notice (2008-09) called for 48 CVG displacements and 22 JFK displacements. My initial thought was that would put them close to the "120" number that was thrown about earlier (70CA down and 140 FO out). The notice however specifies "Note that positions by category assumes a projected 86 furloughs". Can be found in the center of the page under the boxes that show current/projected staffing for each a/c and seat. Easy to miss, I didn't see it until someone pointed it out to me. Perhaps it will be more when all is said and done.