Sushi,

I'd make sure that your address was up to date with Comair.

Tony

 

Im #97 with a 7 May 07 DOH. Looks like #100 goes to the first guy in the class behind me. Tink, were u in the military before the furlough? Bc I wasnt so I am accepting recall but my orders go until Jan 2011, so I think I Should just be able to send them in, and be "back" at comair but on leave.

 

I got out after an earlier deployment so that I could concentrate on civilian flying and not worry about deploying over and over. My unit is on it's 4th. I got back in this past Sept and deployed. I don't think it matters as long as the company has a copy of the orders and know you will accept a recall when/if it comes your way. The question is, who exacty do we give our orders to and who do we tell that we will accept a recall? We won't be able to respond to a certified letter that's in the states, obviously. I emailed MP at the MEC and I think that may do trick.

 

They were referring to the people in Atlanta, I believe. Welcome to this thread. It's quite an entertaining read from start to finish, if you're the kind of person who can sit down and read "War and Peace".

Thanks for the well wishes. Hopefully everyone at Pinnacle sees some benefit from the latest developments at Deltaworld.

Just to clarify, the first paragraph is correct. The second paragraph is incorrect. The last sentence is mandatory reading.

Pilots who were with Comair during the bankruptcy, as part of the concessions negotiated, lost a year of longevity until 2011 - at which point in time it will be restored...unless the company can find a way to violate that agreement they made, as they've violated just about every other commitment they've made.

Pilots who were hired after the bankruptcy, if I recall correctly, were not subject to this loss of longevity.

In other words, those pilots who have been with Comair since before the bankruptcy (and who weren't at or near the 18-year mark for Captains or 8-years for First Officers) have been paid at a rate one year less than they have actually served.

This was one of the concessions negotiated to "position Comair for growth" and to "make Comair competitive". At that time there were 160+ airframes on the property...160 of which were actually being operated...by close to 1800 pilots.

Keep this in mind when the company starts sending messages in the future that include the words "growth, costs, competitive, too senior".

Congratulations and best wishes to those accepting recall. You've all been through a horrible experience.

 

Yes... yes we have...

 

I guess my horrible experience will continue..i wonder when the next round will be?

 

That's what I am wondering. Any speculation if there will be another round of recalls?

 

I thought that we accrued seniority for 5 years while we're on furlough. Wouldn't that mean that we would get paid for that when we returned? Of course it sounds too good to be true...

 

You accrue seniority..but not longevity..there's a difference..Seniority will give you your original DOH for pass benefits, longevity would be your pay..we don't get that.

You will come back, to whatever year of pay you left on.

 

Does anyone know if they're still calling people today?