I'm a furloughed guy and have been hearing from folks still at eagle that they will recall by next January...

I don't think that is the case but unless AA does something extreme in terms of capacity I think this furlough thing is just a little paranoia.

I don't think that the company can afford to have 300 pilots on the streets. The staffing would be a nightmare. Again I think a massive fleet reduction would only warrant that kind of furlough.

I'll believe it when I see it...

Oh and have the 50 or so bottom guys actually gone of to training yet for the ATR...how's that whole thing panning out?

Haha, this furlough talk is freaking me out a little. I looked up age requirements for Navy OCS.

Just have Tiny eat the furloughed pilots. There's a lot in there to live off of before the recall. Hound Dog kill anyone, literally, lately?

Looking at the flowplan, it looks like they had ATR classdates from Mid-may until Jun-22. They should all be online by the end of august/beginning of sept.

If things don't improve in DFW within the next few months then they could drag a few of the E-135s out of the desert to cover some routes. I haven't heard any rumor or talk about doing this, so it is all just wild speculation.

I personally think the DFW ATR ops will stick around and by the fall everything will be running smoother than it is now. MTX will get used to the aircraft and so will the crews.

Those 135's are a waste. They pretty much lose money on every flight.

Really? Perhaps you can share some of your valuable insight into this area with the rest of us....

Except when you call it a "Legacy" and charge people $5000/hr to rent it.

It costs about $1500 an hour to operate in typical airline service... do the math on that.