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Old 02-13-2010 | 08:50 PM
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From: 319/320/321...whatever it takes.
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Originally Posted by Balder
Hard to second-guess these guys, but it is hard for me to see them not recalling in the near future. IMO, recalls are more tied to marketing/
routes/ticket sales than the actual arrival dates of new airplanes.

I also heard they will try to do the 85hr/13dayoff squeeze for awhile. But they still have to comply with contractual limitations and reserve coverage, and we have to hold them to it. I agree with ALPO, with building very high hour schedules comes more sick calls, as well as little room for anybody picking up the open time. Speaking of picking up open time, maybe it's time to refocus on holding back on that.

It has happened before that the higher ups in management have mis-judged this stuff. We'll see....
Does anybody think it's a coincidence that the way the company wants to staff, they will save 52 pilots, and to staff 4 new planes it takes roughly 52 pilots? Not to be doom and gloom or anything