Delta To Furlough?
03-01-2020, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
It would depend on the impact of the virus. If it becomes as bad as many so called experts are stating airlines will be in a survival mode.
03-01-2020, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by weekendflyer
How many pilots did delta furlough after 9/11? Just out of curiosity
So the No Furlough clause did have some albeit very limited value after all.
Keep in mind the situation then was much different. Back then we quickly parked all the three crew member aircraft resulting in all flight engineers bumping into Pilot spots causing more furloughs. We were not actively hiring and were very fat on Pilots. Much different situation now.
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03-01-2020, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TED74
Highly unlikely...but a worthwhile contingency for which to plan and budget.
Even DALPA came out several months ago and recommended setting aside some of the Feb 14 bonus for a potential "strike fund".
That's saved my bacon more than once in my life. Airlines are a heck of roller coaster.
03-01-2020, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by interceptorpilo
Agree with above. This may actually be good for Delta. We are the best positioned for this. It may be the thing that puts certain competitors out of business. Frontier, JetBlue, Norwegian, Spirit? American?? Just spitballing.
That didn't work out so well.
The more things change, the more they stay the same....
03-01-2020, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by nuball5
Why don’t you relax a little or at least hide your excitement for other airlines closing their doors and pilots being on the street (which won’t happen.) The Coronavirus will pass at some point. The time to be an airline pilot has been so good for awhile, that some of you don’t know how to act when things get tough. That includes the person that created this topic.
03-01-2020, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
The chance of furloughs at Delta with the way our contract is structured is almost zero. In addition to the contractual issues the structure of the fleet makes furloughs with under a 2 year expectation of return simply not viable. If I worked for a airline with a limited number of fleet types I would be far more concerned.
What should be a concern at Delta is we are working with a amendable contract. The company has the ability to rewrite the contract without going through the chapter 11 process. If this virus progresses as some predict, it may well be the company requesting a release to self help in the fall not the union.
What should be a concern at Delta is we are working with a amendable contract. The company has the ability to rewrite the contract without going through the chapter 11 process. If this virus progresses as some predict, it may well be the company requesting a release to self help in the fall not the union.
03-01-2020, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by gzsg
Delta’s annual fuel expense is down close to $2 BILLION.
Deep breaths.
2018-2019 Flu numbers35 million had flu
35,000 died
2019 deaths in car accidents 1.35 million.
Deep breaths.
2018-2019 Flu numbers35 million had flu
35,000 died
2019 deaths in car accidents 1.35 million.
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