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pangolin 03-22-2020 05:38 AM
Originally Posted by overthrust (Post 3005187)
Personally, I try to work the minimum days/hours I can. When at work I do my job as asked. But I expect the company to bear the brunt of costs when need be. Not labor. And seniority should never be violated like it has been with this and repeatedly in recent years at Skywest.
You guys need a union.

domino 03-22-2020 05:48 AM
Originally Posted by pangolin (Post 3007240)
You guys need a union.
Too late for that now. In a few months between the airlines that have already collapsed, will collapse, the numerous bankruptcies and the furloughs coming, there will be 10-15K pilots on the streets for a few years. Unions will be the least of our worries. This is looking like it will make the Great Depression look like a mild case of a recession in comparison. Let’s just hope the banks don’t start collapsing quickly. Suddenly “cash is king” isn’t valid any more. They are not even safe with the economic tsunami coming. Doesn’t look like the airlines are getting the bailouts. It’s gone from critical to dire in short order.

Meow1215 03-22-2020 07:25 AM
Originally Posted by domino (Post 3007255)
Too late for that now. In a few months between the airlines that have already collapsed, will collapse, the numerous bankruptcies and the furloughs coming, there will be 10-15K pilots on the streets for a few years. Unions will be the least of our worries. This is looking like it will make the Great Depression look like a mild case of a recession in comparison. Let’s just hope the banks don’t start collapsing quickly. Suddenly “cash is king” isn’t valid any more. They are not even safe with the economic tsunami coming. Doesn’t look like the airlines are getting the bailouts. It’s gone from critical to dire in short order.
Just take a couple deep breaths and calm down, its not that bad.

WICheeseHead 03-22-2020 08:05 AM
Originally Posted by threeighteen (Post 3006844)
If we want the economy back... oh wait it's too late.

But honestly we have destroyed everything to save a bunch of people that the flu probably would have killed anyway. High fives all around.
Turn it around. What if the virus was especially hard hitting on people in their 20's and 30's? Would you expect everyone to say 'screw them', we have plenty of younger humans. Let them die'? What a ridiculous viewpoint.

buddies8 03-22-2020 08:21 AM
Check the Spanish flu of 1918 and see the numbers.
covid 19 is at this time nothing more than a p.c. pandemic.

TenaciousB 03-22-2020 08:42 AM
Originally Posted by buddies8 (Post 3007424)
Check the Spanish flu of 1918 and see the numbers.
covid 19 is at this time nothing more than a p.c. pandemic.
Actually, that flu had a first wave in March. It wasn't until the "second wave" in the fall that it did the worst damage and killed the most people: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-res...eline-1918.htm

Granted they didn't have vaccines then but even the optimistic estimates of a vaccine for Covid-19 exceed a few months (likely in the 1 year timeframe).

pangolin 03-22-2020 09:31 AM
Originally Posted by TenaciousB (Post 3007440)
Actually, that flu had a first wave in March. It wasn't until the "second wave" in the fall that it did the worst damage and killed the most people: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-res...eline-1918.htm

Granted they didn't have vaccines then but even the optimistic estimates of a vaccine for Covid-19 exceed a few months (likely in the 1 year timeframe).
China started human trials already.

Melit 03-22-2020 09:50 AM
Originally Posted by pangolin (Post 3007514)
China started human trials already.
It’s doesn’t matter if they find a vaccine today. The damage to aviation is done!

CRJJ 03-22-2020 10:13 AM
It doesn't mean it can not be repaired. How fast, that's a different story. Fully repaired? Different story as well.

Melit 03-22-2020 10:33 AM
Originally Posted by CRJJ (Post 3007559)
It doesn't mean it can not be repaired. How fast, that's a different story. Fully repaired? Different story as well.
How long did it take after 9-11? That was child’s play compared to this


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