Originally Posted by SilverandSore

I'm sorry to see 80 good people lose their jobs, but this situation is not the typical management versus pilot group scenario. We're fat on pilots, our aircraft utilization is abysmally low and our costs will affect the job security of the entire company. If reserves are being flown over guarantee (which they aren't) and they're getting paid over-block, then avoiding open time will have 'some' affect. If the company was malicious in furloughing, as in they're running thin and wish to have some affect on negotiations (there aren't any), avoiding open time would have probably have 'some' affect. Since neither of those are the case, avoiding open time will have very little affect. Blame it on Bush, blame it on the Democrats, blame it on yourselves. Puff your chest, yell as loud as you can, do what you think helps, you can even call me a managment hack if it makes you feel better, but it does not change the situation.

Help the fourloughs, the company and yourselves by doing everything you can to minimize costs and position us for new opportunities. And hope like hell fuel costs don't go up again 'cause if they do, in this environment, more folks are going to get furloughed.