Originally Posted by xjsaab

Sorry but I think it's only going to get worse. They haven't hired instructors for the SAAB. The diplacements will eventually cause a large number of training events on that fleet. If we were keeping them we would need instructors. Everytime I'm at the airport, I see too many mainline A/C sitting idle at the hangers. I expect us to be reduced down to less than 600 pilots. There is no "carrot" around the corner. I don't buy the "ATR" rumor or the "C series" rumor. The only event that would help us is IF the flow-through started back up.
Best wishes to the furlough guys/gals, it's a tough industry.