Apparently some people can't read....
http://flightops.asacontract.com/ass...and-Scope2.pdf
page 5, starting line 25
the Company
will not furlough any pilot whose name is on the seniority list on the effective date of this Agreement except in circumstances over which the Company has
no control. The term “
circumstances over which the Company has no control” includes, but is not limited to,
a natural disaster;
grounding of a substantial number of the Company’s aircraft by a government agency;
reduction in flying operations because of a decrease in available fuel supply or other critical material due to either governmental action or commercial suppliers being unable to provide sufficient fuel or other critical materials for the Company’s operations;
revocation of the Company’s operating certificate;
war emergency;
owner’s delay in delivery of aircraft scheduled for delivery;
or manufacturer’s delay delivery of new aircraft scheduled for delivery.
The term “circumstances over which the Company has no control”
will not include the
price of fuel or other supplies,
the price of aircraft,
the state of the economy,
the financial state of the Company,
or the relative profitability or unprofitability of the Company’s then current operations.
I really can't think of too many folks in the most recent furlough waves at any airline been furloughed by the section I highlighted in red.
Unless ASA financials start looking like MAG's, I don't see the company trying to violate this part of the contract...