Originally Posted by
flybynuts
IN MY OPINION : If the GATT change isn't enough to make some senior guys punch out, brace for round 3. The fear campaign continues... along with the resentment it breeds, both with each other and with Smith St.
Thanks...and I am glad you were right for both of us. Do you think the 60 days is just tied to the Gatt issue or other issues that could occur in the next 60 days like the economy keeps moving positive, the Star Alliance and all its baggage or merger mania? What I don't like is how we don't know how many actual numbers with out positions there are. Seems that this number needs to be made public.
Good luck with the intel gathering.
First and foremost, no immediate furloughs is good news for the guys/gals that were in the 'range'....for that, positive news. "Life..." - thanx for sharing the intel.
I agree with you "Fly" on the numbers game. The FLT OPS CCS bulletin that came out early this afternoon from Abbott was just about as fuzzy as "fuzzy math" comes when talking about the true/hard numbers collected in the "Mitigation Melting Pot". You are correct, where are the numbers?? I'm sure the "Friend's of Fred" keep those under lock and key while playing their Shell Game.
Like you, I was very curious about the numbers. The best I could come by was from Jay Pierce's MEC-Blast mail this evening:
"For the nearly 150 pilots who opted for the RFL option, I hope the reduced schedule works well for you."
"Hope for the best, expect the worse".....There is still a quarter and a half left in 2009.....assure you this, it's gonna get interesting all the way around.