Originally Posted by jtf560

The "union" guy who has been talking about the company shrinking down to 250 to 300 aircraft is no longer part of the executive board. I'm not even sure he currently holds any position in the union other than general member. He claims he is getting his info from the former union head and then company president. I'm not sure what to believe or do.

I am an SIC who can survive one or two more rounds of furloughs if they keep the shrinking going. Unfortunately me and quite a few of the other SICs in my position don't have enough PIC to be competitive at most of the jobs that we would even want to consider. I haven't really heard many guys saying they are actively looking, but I know at least one guy who is probably going to go back to full time Air Force. I guess if there really is another round of furloughs there will be a lot more buzz for getting out. I also fully believe there will be a lot of pilots leaving once the flood gates open at the majors due to retirements in the next couple of years. For myself I am not planning on going to any other company if I can help it. The only place I would even really think about bailing for is Southwest due to their history of strong management. I came to NJA for the supposed security it offered. After two furloughs in 2001 I decided I could sacrifice some potential earnings at the majors for the security of Berkshire Hathaway. I guess I was wrong about that. I guess I won't be surprised if the company does shrink down to 300 or so airframes, but I do have a plan B if it all goes south and I can't get a descent pilot job relatively quickly. I just hope I don't have to exercise plan B or start over at the bottom somewhere else. Time will tell.