I think pilots should be given interviews based on their resume/ability/background. WHO you know seems to matter with many companies as well. I know pref interviews have been done before in some cases, and if it was a "family" of companies, ie., if the same two companies were owned by a holding company and one was hiring and the other had pilots on furlough, that I can see....but just any other furloughed guy... I don't think thats a good idea.....and YES I have had my obligatory furlough.

Who is saying anything about entitlement? Did the OP say "Lets get these guys in class ASAP and give them a raise?" No, just a "Lets get these guys an interview". Whether they get the job is still up to them.

Why should we? Because we need to take care of our own and be our brothers keeper. Lord knows management isn't gonna take care of them or help them get a job.

I guess you must have been born with 121 airline experience.



I fourth this statement, a little humility can go a long way.
I'm all for helping furloughed 121 pilots, but there's no reason to crap on lesser experienced pilots.

This Captain wouldn't.

This just drips with irony. I love how someone can cay "always hire a furloughed regional pilot over an instructor," but that same person would be livid if Majors only hired furloughed mainline guys before ever hiring a qualified 121 regional pilot.

"but but but, I have 200 hours 121 experience, how can any non 121 guy be as awesome as me?"

...get over yourself :rolleyes:

Personally, I think it should be a mix. As a former CFI, they do deserve a shot at going to the regionals, but furloughed guys need a shot too. If you've passed 121 training, you have a better idea of what to expect in class, not that you're owed something, and training should never be sluffed off because you've been there before. As a guy who's been furloughed 2 going on 3 times, and a dues paying ALPA member, it's the VERY LEAST our union can do. And for the record, I've never been given preferential anything.

An interview is just an interview... Getting the actual job is something else.

I can't believe so many people are against offering preferential interviews to furloughed 121 pilots. No one is advocating disregarding a person's attitude during the hiring process -- just taking a look at furloughed guys first. Seems like common professional courtesy and just general common sense.

You can almost bet that the guys who are against it have not been furloughed.

Or are CFI's themselves. Bottom line, is there's about to be close to 700 furloughs by years' end according to PNCL inc. and Eagle. We are talking about giving these guys a shot at the job first, if they have an attitude problem they don't get in, plain and simple.

Listen to me carefully, if you think that because you're a CFI you've pay your dues, then you're the one with the entitlement problem! Let's do some basic math which most of you don't seem to get:

Furloughed = No job.

Currently CFIing = A job.

Simple enough for some of you now? And for the record, you've not "paid your dues" until you've done reserve at a regional. So spare all of us your sob stories as most furlough guys were CFI's before, but most CFI's have never been professional pilots.

In the next few months as far as I'm concerned Pinnacolaba, Comair, and Eagle first; everyone else can wait in line.

Dude chill out . Most CFI's have not been a professional pilot. How ignorant do you sound ? Last time I checked CFI'S are paid for their services just like us. Just because they are not a 121 pilot they are not a professional pilot ? Get over yourself dude.