Nothing like quitting a job you have probably been at for years to start over at Omni with the promise of new planes and growth then get furloughed before you even start the sim.

Wonder if the furloughs have anything to do with the rumor of a huge fine from the FAA over some check airman stuff?

 

no argument from me - wish the 23 best of luck - hopefully they are recalled soon - or find work somewhere else

 

Southern did the same thing last summer....

 

Looks like Omni is starting a trend of furloughing once a year.

 

Last year due to attrition, Omni couldn't live up to their word of furloughing pilots after everybody from the DC10 had been retrained to the other fleets. This year they hired some pilots to fulfill their promise. Omni probably have removed their moral compass to save money.

 

Don't you remember? They didn't furlough when the -10s were parked as a "gift" to the pilot group!

 

That was the only reason the CBA passed was so the -10 folks could get retrained instead of having their "positions eliminated" like the 727 guys back in the day. That was the only reason Omni kept the last seven DC-10's on property was to pass the CBA with all of the silly nonsense inside there. Omni played the fear factor and won. All the 10 folks went home collected salary while waiting to get retrained on the other two fleets. Some sat for the better part of last year on their monthly salary at home. No furloughs that I am aware of.

When Omni parked the 10's they intended to downgrade and furlough. A few of the downgrades happened and no one got f'ed. Before now the only furlough was in 2008 and that was by seat and fleet, which happened shortly after the union was voted in and the current CEO, who came from many years as CEO at Ryan International btw, went into that position at Omni. The furloughs only lasted a couple of months in 2008 if my memory serves me correctly.

Unless Omni has severely improved their utilization of crew members (aka spent mucho money in upgrades to AIMS) I don't see this lasting long. My last year at the O was primarily in the left seat with the proper FO compliment. Very rarely did I fly with other CA's. I see this as nothing more than another kick in the groin to the pilot group while business is slow.

Just my 2 cents.

 

It's a huge coincidence that Omni announces furloughs and cutbacks right after the FAA, in Washington D.C., inform Omni about a multi million dollar fine for screwing up check airman stuff. Don't want their screw up to affect their bonuses, just screw up the lives of their employees.

 

Reference material? Sources?

 

FAA.........