Originally Posted by
skid
Now that this mess is over for the time being is there much chance of call backs of furloughs? I know FA's are only lookin at tempo call backs. Hopefully we can now see some movement!
Also for the senior people is there much drive built in here to retire after the ratification or will this contract actually slow retirements down more?
FAs are indeed looking at tempo recalls, but they may furlough even more FAs at the conclusion of the Summer schedule. We've been hearing rumors of 50 more pilots furloughs this coming Fall. Some of that may be mitigated by the company offering another round of early outs. But, Angle Lake will have to sweeten the pot for more senior captains to retire early.
There is no incentive for the 60+ crowd or the pilots with almost 30 years of service to retire at this time. If the company wants their highest pilot cost units to leave, they need to:
1) Offer at least $100K again (actually up it to $130K to 150K range).
2) Do not penalize their lump sum 7% a year for leaving prior to having
30 years of service.
3) Maybe offer up to a year of health care coverage.
If they would take all three steps above, you'd see a big number of captains retire. As is, we've been hearing that about 40 captains have expressed interest in an early retirement offer.
Again, the tidbit about furloughs & early outs is through rumors & conjecture. So, take it with a grain of salt.