New LOAs being offered...
03-16-2020, 06:08 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by TankerDriver
So for the 55 hr guys, is currency going to be maintained in the sim?
Yes, this is great work by everyone involved, but as mentioned above, what happens when they don't get enough takers. I know what I'd do if I were a 62 yo not sure if I wanted to go to 65, but what about everyone else banking on the next guy volunteering for the 55hr deal?
Yes, this is great work by everyone involved, but as mentioned above, what happens when they don't get enough takers. I know what I'd do if I were a 62 yo not sure if I wanted to go to 65, but what about everyone else banking on the next guy volunteering for the 55hr deal?
03-16-2020, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
Numbers (cost) are like statistics. You can turn them around as much as you want, usually to management's advantage (bonus). Question here is what kind of deal the airlines can make with the government and banks.
03-16-2020, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
I am wondering about this, too. Can you call scheduling/flight standards and pick up a trip to maintain currency?
That being said, if that's the only "slip up" in this product, given the time pressure they were under, it still gets an A+ in my book. Very comprehensive, very well thought out. Definitely a well executed strike while the iron was hot.
03-16-2020, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Name User
I think this is good news but worry about the costs the corporation takes on and how it will impact its future. I estimate this will cost about $2b to pay just the retirees assuming 4,000 take it over three years. This is a large cost that won't allow the company to adequately compete against the ULCC's whom I fear will gain a substantial foothold after this. Spirit is by far my largest worry.
I guess what I'm saying is, I worry AA will become what US Airways was...a slowly dying carrier not able to compete due to overburdened costs.
I'm not trying to be negative but I think it's also important to take a bigger picture.
I guess what I'm saying is, I worry AA will become what US Airways was...a slowly dying carrier not able to compete due to overburdened costs.
I'm not trying to be negative but I think it's also important to take a bigger picture.
03-16-2020, 07:22 AM
#39
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Hopefully it is enough, but the year long LOA suggests that they already know that they'll end up with a group who'll need long term training when they come back. Obviously they want to pick some off the top of the list to minimize multiple layers of displacements. Still, it feels like only the first step in an overall reduction...
03-16-2020, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
The reason I asked I heard rumors that not enough pilots took the 50-hour-stay-at-home option.
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