Notes from today's conference call:
-Furloughs due to low attrition, no additional CRJ or ATR aircraft in the future
-MEC has received numerous suggestions from the pilot group to help mitigate furloughs and/or financially help those affected. Will be meeting with the company to discuss.
-Furloughs may last until Feb-May 2010 if status quo doesn't change (Attrition and aircraft acquisition)
-No additional or drawdown of block hours.
-ATR issues in DFW are due to growing pains of reintroduction to mx staff and increased block hours per aircraft vs. SJU and MIA.
-75 is the "sweet spot" on a cost/benefit basis for retraining despite being 130 overstaffed.
-Displacement bid will be posted on 3/31/09
If there is anything I missed that someone else wants to add from the call please feel free. It was a very long call and I'm sure that much more can be added.