Mesa to Furlough an Additional 250 Pilots
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Mesa to Furlough an Additional 250 Pilots
Displacement bid due out today...
"As many of you know, we have been overstaffed for some time. In fact, we postponed a scheduled October 2008 furlough in anticipation that attrition would lower staffing levels over an 8-10 month period. Unfortunately, since our March furlough notification letter, attrition rates have declined and an additional eight aircraft have been retired from our fleet."
".....Currently, we plan to furlough approximately 250 pilots through January 2010."
Bad news for everyone. Condolences to everyone hitting the unemployment line.
"As many of you know, we have been overstaffed for some time. In fact, we postponed a scheduled October 2008 furlough in anticipation that attrition would lower staffing levels over an 8-10 month period. Unfortunately, since our March furlough notification letter, attrition rates have declined and an additional eight aircraft have been retired from our fleet."
".....Currently, we plan to furlough approximately 250 pilots through January 2010."
Bad news for everyone. Condolences to everyone hitting the unemployment line.
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No offense, and I feel for those of you that are getting f-ed...but this is why if you agree to PBS, you make darned sure that you push for job protections and extremely detailed language regarding line construction and reserve levels as a condition of acceptance...
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I don't think so. The first 50-100 might have been.
We're dangerously short right now, CA on CA flying happening daily on each fleet, phone calls on days off (I got called all three days I was off this weekend). All of this is happening now, and there are 50ish leaving between now and the end of June.
I understand the dash is in dire straits right now, as they are barely going to have enough F/O's to cover the hard lines next month.
I think there is something big behind this decision. Losing delta would make sense, since we have about 250 pilots on the Freedom certificate.
We're dangerously short right now, CA on CA flying happening daily on each fleet, phone calls on days off (I got called all three days I was off this weekend). All of this is happening now, and there are 50ish leaving between now and the end of June.
I understand the dash is in dire straits right now, as they are barely going to have enough F/O's to cover the hard lines next month.
I think there is something big behind this decision. Losing delta would make sense, since we have about 250 pilots on the Freedom certificate.
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