Originally Posted by irrelevant

Just because this year's president of the company said people are picking up the slack doesn't mean it's true. I am aware of a number of issues with flights being cancelled or significantly delayed due to lack of non-fatigued crews and lack of enthusiasm.

The gate agent handling our originating flight from CVG just a couple of days ago actually thanked us for showing up - that's how bad it's been as a result of the level of abuse that has built up over the years combined with the current level of staffing.

I am aware of one senior Captain who refused to fly as a First Officer to cover a shortage just this last week. This individual, who has far more to lose than any furloughee, put themselves in the line of fire for those of you on the street. Of course you're never going to hear that from this year's president of Comair...who also commutes positive space to and from work while telling those in the trenches at Comair that they should be thankful for what travel benefits they have.

The credit for mismanaging the airline into the position it "needed" to execute a mass pilot furlough...some of whom were only on the property for three months, can only be directed at management in Atlanta and the G.O. in CVG. Atlanta is where the decision first originated to place a number of new 900's at Comair, then three months later decided to place them at Pinnacle, then two months later decided to place them at Mesaba, then three months later decided to place them at ASA/Skywest.

This is not written to trivialize what you've suffered during your Comair experience...there simply is no excuse for the way Atlanta has managed Comair. This is just an attempt to identify where the ultimate responsibility lies for the continued inability of Comair to succeed.

Delta took Comair through bankruptcy just prior to your arrival. Under oath, management admitted Comair was expected to produce a $50 million profit during that year. It wasn't enough.

Management, under oath, stated that after bankruptcy mandated concessions from its employees Comair would be competitive. Delta has subsequently removed roughly 35% of the fleet, and flying, that was operated at that time by Comair. Sound competitive?

Management in Atlanta, since 2004, has made decision after decision that has not benefitted Comair as a company. There is no indication that will change in the future. Why is anyone hoping for a recall?

To blame the union for the decisions made in Atlanta shows local leadership in Cincinnati has been successful in deflecting blame from themselves and Atlanta, onto the employees of the company. It's so obvious that the reason Comair can't succeed is because of its workforce...isn't it?

I am not the reason for the continued inability of Comair to succeed. Neither are you, or the union.

Best wishes for the challenges you face while furloughed. I am hopeful you find success in other endeavors so that if/when you get a recall notice you are in a position to say "No thanks. You can't afford me anymore." I envy you because there are so many other things of more importance and financial reward I could be doing if I weren't spending 340 hours per month away from home in an attempt to "stick around because things might get better".