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Old 06-15-2009 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
I am assuming because if they are seniority listed they get paid according to the PWA.

It is not really a cost savings. I agree it should be looked at. Most of those guys are former Captains.
Having gone through this the last time we furloughed, I can attest that DAL does try very hard to place furloughed guys into non-flying positions. I was offered a couple slots, one in training and one in the ops center, but had other things going on. Some of my buds took those offers and, in some cases, are still in the same positions and happily so. Furlough sucks, but DAL really impressed me with how much they tried to do for us. That's one of the main reasons I came back.