Originally Posted by
Glofliser
I had the opportunity to talk privately with JB today after the meeting in Concourse A, and he said they had got enough people to take the early out so they shouldn't have to furlough any more pilots, or flight attendants. He also mentioned we're picking up the JFK flying from Freedumb in April. Will basically be a swap in flying between us and FD, they in CVG us in JFn'K. Not really any increase.
OK, so my buddy talked to forecasting and planning today about the COLA that he would have been awarded, but that was retracted and he had some interesting things to say that would support your conversation with JB. They told him that there was going to be a lot of training taking place between April and June due to the fact that we are going to moving a bunch of 50 flying up to JFK to take over the Freedom stuff. I guess he was asking them about his release date in reference to the early out program that he is taking part in and they told him it would be contingent on staffing levels that are definitely going to be changing with the new displacement bid. From what he said, the company doesn't see a need to have 70% of the pilot group based in CVG when the majority of the flying is in the NE. He said they also told him that it was 50 flying and not 700/900. So I guess so far JB is still speaking truth and not blowing smoke.