Atlas / Southern
04-05-2020, 12:33 PM
#891
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,809
Originally Posted by EndOfTimes
I can think of one.......Airborne Express, now known as ABX Air! I’m sure you remember the two guys that quit and went to America West, eventually were furloughed from there. Airborne welcomed them back with open arms, albeit as new hires on probation. Those guys lost a lot of seniority while they were gone.
Last edited by nitefr8dog; 04-05-2020 at 12:50 PM.
04-05-2020, 01:27 PM
#892
Proponent of Hysteria
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: "Part of the problem." : JL
Posts: 1,053
FDX guy here. Would someone mind PMing me how bad/invasive your mainland and DXB Coronavirus testing has been? What consequences your guys have had for flat out refusing the brain swab in mainland ?
04-05-2020, 02:24 PM
#893
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Joined APC: Jun 2017
Position: 777 Left window seat
Posts: 640
Originally Posted by skypine27
FDX guy here. Would someone mind PMing me how bad/invasive your mainland and DXB Coronavirus testing has been? What consequences your guys have had for flat out refusing the brain swab in mainland ?
Unfortunately, some crews felt they had no choice but to submit to the swab. That just delayed the inevitable of the crew force pressuring the company to avoid it all together.
Sorry to hear what our Purple & Brown fellow pilots have been subjected to in mainland.
04-05-2020, 04:34 PM
#894
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
Position: Capt
Posts: 3,215
Originally Posted by skypine27
FDX guy here. Would someone mind PMing me how bad/invasive your mainland and DXB Coronavirus testing has been? What consequences your guys have had for flat out refusing the brain swab in mainland ?
I don't think we have had any crews refuse a test. We have a China MOU, so you can opt out of China flying.
04-05-2020, 07:22 PM
#895
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 693
Originally Posted by atpcliff
I am at Atlas. First, about the "brain swab". My wife was tested using this exact same procedure. At the hospital, where we live in Wisconsin, she had the two nasal swabs and the throat swab. Also, we had a crew upon arrival into DWC had the same procedure done to them, as in China, and as my wife had. They said it was OK. We had another crew in China (not sure which city) had the test given to them, and they said it was painful and/or uncomfortable. So, it sounds like it depends on who administers the test to you. Also, apparently they are also doing this test in Japan now.
I don't think we have had any crews refuse a test. We have a China MOU, so you can opt out of China flying.
I don't think we have had any crews refuse a test. We have a China MOU, so you can opt out of China flying.
04-05-2020, 08:02 PM
#896
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Joined APC: Apr 2010
Position: Widebelly FO
Posts: 560
Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
Try to name a legacy or UPS or FedEx.....ok how about non ACMI or regional/commuter types? Yes ABX rehired 2 guys 30 yrs ago ish. I would say it would not happen now ...even before the surplus of pilots.
04-05-2020, 08:26 PM
#897
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,086
Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
I cannot think of a single airline that rehires....after being told by someone they dont want to work there anymore.
Especially considering the social media footprint they may have left behind.
04-05-2020, 08:27 PM
#898
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,086
Originally Posted by zerozero
Respectfully, the issue with these tests is not so much that of physical discomfort, but more about the accuracy of the test and the consequences of testing positive (either false positive or true positive) while outside of the USA.
Versus the consequences of testing positive ( false or not) while inside the USA.
*eyeroll
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