Laid off almost all of them, then rest by Sept. Know of anyone hiring??

 

Sorry no. UPS is putting people on the street and it looks like most are going to have to go overseas to find employment. Delta is rumored to start hiring and the same with FDX, rumors you can find on APC in abundance.

 

Reading this makes me feel so much better about my decision to grab the shovel and start making my own path in life. All my fellow YX pilots can understand why I don't trust an arbitrator as far as I can throw one. I sat through the hearings back in 08' and blatantly saw the arbitrator consider facts that he explicitly told the company weren't relevant to the case. Being on furlough has really reminded me how much I enjoy sleeping in my own bed every night and being with my fiance' a whole lot more than I got to while on the road. Plus I get to go up to the lake and fish whenever I want! I still love flying (I don't think any pilot could give up that love) and still throw the occasional app out there to see if anything sticks but I am not looking back and not regretting it one bit. All my best to ALL the pilots still involved with this CF of a SLI and airline acquisition/merger. Not everyone is going to be happy with whatever the decision is but no matter what the outcome life goes on. There are plenty of other opportunities out there. Some just require digging a little deeper insider yourself and be willing to step out of your comfort zone. Good luck to everyone!

 

Excellent Post!!!!!!! I'm jealous Best of luck to you!

 

Now I just want to know what you got into out side of aviation blue17flyer? because I'm all ears on what direction to go to. Looked at becoming an FBI agent but after talking to a few who I've had on my flights I realized that the manditory min 50 hour work weeks along with shifting days off would have me in the same crappy quality of life that I have now with not being able to plan things outside of work and go back to school since my days off and my schedule would never be set. Hell I've even thought of going for the tsa jobs. Anything to get out of this crappy existance that we call a career.

 

Anything new on the 100 seat arbitration?