Originally Posted by
seven6
Putting an ax to furloughed guys that don't meet the requirements? I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind that statement.
Furloughing them in the first place is an attempt to right size the company. Further giving them an ax? Not sure what that would accomplish. If anything grandfathering them in would help offset the pain management will see with finding qualified pilots in 2012 during the hiring boom.
Not sure where this boom is coming from...... Have you looked at how many pilots are furloughed from majors and regionals? Also our economy is in the dumps and airlines are contracting just to stay alive. There won't be any large term growth (which is what causes hiring not age 65 attrition) for the foreseeable future. I think this is a myth perpetuated by flight schools.