Here's the "official" word on recalls, forwarded by a friend:
Friends/Crewmembers:
Here is a little heads up on the furlough recall plan as we get it cranked up. Please share it with our furloughed colleagues when and if you speak with them. They can certainly also contact me at their convenience and I will do my best to answer questions although there are a lot of moving parts. Once we get the program under way I think it should flow smoothly. The big message being this is great news and it's rewarding to be working on it.
We met with Captain Tad H. and First Officer Collin W. from our ALPA office earlier in the week to share the official notification of the recall and outline the basic initial plan. The first phase will be to recall pilots into the D8 so as to be able to get the individuals who are presently flying the D8 but can hold the CRJ back into their CRJ FO seats. These individuals have worked hard to keep the D8 program on track and honoring their desire to get back to their jet seat is a priority.
The initial recalls will be for D8 classes in January. Presently 2 crews for January. The driver for the number of recalls is the availability of D8 simulator time strange as that sounds. The D8 is suddenly very a very popular aircraft with the military in Afghanistan and Pakistan. February and March should have 3 crews entering training. Additional recalls into the CRJ should follow the D8 recalls and will be completely dependent on attrition as it develops in 2011. FYI attrition almost 30 for this past October and 18 for November.
Early next week an informational letter will be going out to our furloughed group followed by a phone call from Alvin or Myself to answer questions. Next Friday the first furlough recall letters should go out per the provisions of "furlough recall" outlined in section 17 of the CBA. Again remembering 2 crews for January.
Furlough recall is pretty good stuff to be talking about. Can't wait to welcome our team members back to the School House.
Regards and thanks,
Mike
There ya go.