We at SKW are overstaffed by around 200-300 pilots as well. Will OO furlough? Who knows but Mgmnt/SAPA is now telling us that they are extended VLOA’s from 1 month to 7 months and we should have part time pilot lines by February. I know that 100’s of pilots will bid on the part time position and it should go extremely senior. Which is what the company wants (& I agree), get the expensive pilots to work less and the cheaper pilots will pick up the slack. Also the part time position means that the company won’t have to pay full time benefits for those pilots.

As for the ASA furlough language, forgive me seeing that I am not that familiar with its intricate details but others have stated it contains protection form energy cost, company health, etc. Now if mainline cuts capacity then this has nothing to do with the company overstaffing, their inability to remain healthy or energy cost (oil’s at $37/barrel today). Its mainline that has caused the overstaffing which was interned caused by the economy, this is and was completely out of Mgmnt’s control. Surely a TA can’t protect against this?