Originally Posted by
joethepilot
NO... you morons... this has nothing to do with merger. You know we hired for 15 airplanes but are only getting 5 of those? So we're about a hundred people fat. Now if you're Mesaba does it make more sense to get rid of a bunch of senior people that make $$$$ or furlough a bunch of first year fo's that make -$ ??? Thats right get rid of the senior ppl, before you furlough to trim the fat. Just like any other airline that has ever had extra pilots on the roster.
Um, Comair furloughed 298 of us before ever offering a buyout. Of course it makes sense, but airline management doesn't play that game.
I tend to agree and see a merger in the works somewhere down the line, but unfortunately thanks to ALPA's dirty little secrets, I (along with 297 other Comair folks) will be stapled to the bottom of the seniority list, put junior to guys that we are senior to.