Originally Posted by
Gunga Galunga
When did they start pulling them from service? Was it July? I forget how many were in service in the summer/fall
Disregarding the loss of the ATR's, its still 10% more flying with about ~100 less pilots than last summer.
A lot of the instructor pilots are being pulled now to do line flying in both seats. Also, when did the furloughees actually start line flying? Maybe 20-30 in May, 30-40 in June and the rest in July?
As much as I'd like the furloughees back, it would really suck to come back for two months and then get sent home again in September.
As for the cost of bringing them back, why would it cost more than the pro-check and recurrent flight/ground that should be due now anyway? Just curious why people think it would cost so much.