Lj131313

The 3/23 new hire class was canceled?

njd1

How about you stop guessing and look at the pairings list. As of 11PM ET this evening, 307 in EWR, down from around 380 typically. That's a 20% cut. Of course, the MEC said that UA gave them a new pairings list today and I'm not sure if the 307 number reflects the updated data. So things could change tomorrow.

Stick a fork in TSA as of 4/1 (unfortunately not an April fool's joke). Compass is rumored to be turning down shortly after that (4/6). Safe to say UA is protecting its partially-owned carriers (including us) by shifting flying sooner than expected. This may explain why our pairings weren't cut to a greater extent. Count your blessings....and say a prayer for the TSA people who are about to need to look for work.

For what it's worth, I've been watching the flows the last few days I've been off and we're flying full schedules. No cancellations from what I can see. Of course I don't know what the load averages are...we could be flying empty airplanes for all I know, but at least we're flying and getting paid for it.

itsmytime

Compass doesn’t fly for United, they have nothing to do with their drawdown. TSA shut down on their own accord, United didn’t yank their flying. Both of those things were announced before the Corona bloodbath.

Bahamasflyer

I'm still showing it in mint as of a few minutes ago, along with two more classes in April.

StickPig

It was a bet, not a sure thing. Pure speculation. There’s no point in hovering over the pairings list when it’s changed/changing again and again.

NovemberBravo

Anyone have any insight on our AA birds when they expire I know they all expire at different times. I would assume AA is going to start pulling a couple offline like the new contract JO signed with them allows them to do. Was that quarterly or monthly the option to pull aircraft?

dera

Didnt know you flew for AA?

Bahamasflyer

I'm still seeing three more classes on the schedule. One for Monday and then two more in April. Can anyone confirm this is indeed still happening? I know it could all change suddenly of course, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see it.

Workhard

not happening. Hiring is frozen.

njd1

Yea based on the email the MEC just sent we are going to be significantly over staffed for the “foreseeable future”, which in UA speak is several months. Our flying was just cut severely....to the point that even as a relatively high seniority FO I have some doubt as to whether I will have a line in April. I probably won’t be furloughed but a potentially large percentage of our crews likely will be, so there is no reason to hire anyone at this point.