Originally Posted by
BoredwLife
Gator,
Thanks for the posts. But there a few things wrong. The company will not grant a LOA with a good reason, the contract states that they "may", not "will". All furloughed pilots received a letter stating that there would be absolutely no LOA's.
Also as for the training. I believe it to be a little short on what we need. We do not get the full training cycle. We get what is called curriculum B.
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Dequalified 12 but less than 36 months ‐ must complete requalification curriculum B to requalify."
This is an extremely short ground school and 3 sims followed by a PC. This comes straight out of the FOM.
I stand corrected on the 36 months req. You are correct about the curriculum B. However, when reviewing curriculum B, it still provides 87 total training hours- including 67 total aircraft-specific training. That's still quite a bit.
But don't focus on the initial vs. requal training thing. What is important is that the airline's training department DOES NOT want anyone to wash. First, there are few egos over there; the environment is very relaxed and non-pressured. Out of 3 airlines, my experience through this schoolhouse was by far the most at-ease. And like I said before- why would the company NOT want to encourage the returning furloughs to succeed, even if it meant authorizing an additional training session or two? Talk about cost benefits...
My point about the LOAs: the company is already granting the returning furloughs one 6-month LOA by giving them the option of when to return, given that the recalls were called in October and they have until as late as April to accept a class date.