I often hear about the 1400 furloughs at UAL. Just so everyone knows there is a difference between voluntary and involuntary. Many pilots took the involuntary furloughs to get the furlough pay and benefits and retire, go fly overseas for the twilight of their late 50s, or go start another career. They have no intention of returning, my guess is around half. Some age 60+ copilots were tired of being told they cant be the flying guy since capt was 60+, so they need to be the bunkie today, many of those guys said Ill take the furlough pay instead. For every guy that did these things he saved a guy at the bottom.

Just my two cents on UA furloughs