Originally Posted by
flyingkangaroo
Look guys, I've got a feeling that this is really a possibility. The union stated that they were going to being looking into furlough mitigation. We have been overstaffed for a while. And Managers have stated in recurrent ground classes that if we could furlough it would be the guys that weren't on the list when the new contract was signed.
What blows my mind is that it costs so little to keep 100 junior pilots vs merging OO and EV which would save tens of millions a year. I just don't understand. Anyways that's probably the alcohol talking....
It depends on how long they think these people will be out on the street.
Do the math.
-Initial training on a CRJ in house with FO guarantee is what 25K?
-FO pay for a year 20K for first year pilots
-Heath care for a single first year pilot 9K (Company portion)
-recurrent costs 5K
There are other costs, but the fact is that a furlough of 13 months is break even for an operator like ASA. It is very possible that you will see some furloughs. DAL should be firming up their March 09 capacity cuts and have those out in the first few weeks of Jan at the latest. (Officially!!)
Point is that DAL's own personal numbers crunchers see the traffic and demand for lift returning in Q1 2011. That is more than enough time for them to break even
This is an ASA deal, so if they could offer enough COMA lines I am sure that they will.
The OH furloughs are a different issue all together.