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Old 07-01-2020, 09:53 AM
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I’m hearing a lot of rumors over the last day and a half of furlough letters to all post SLI pilots going out first of next week. Would be nice to know what is going on from an official source for a change. Anyone else hearing anything?
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Old 07-01-2020, 10:13 AM
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I’m hearing a lot of rumors over the last day and a half of furlough letters to all post SLI pilots going out first of next week. Would be nice to know what is going on from an official source for a change. Anyone else hearing anything?
Good luck with being in a position to “snap back” if that’s the case. However, they could be clearing the way for the JB merger. 🤬
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Old 07-01-2020, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Pro2nd View Post
I’m hearing a lot of rumors over the last day and a half of furlough letters to all post SLI pilots going out first of next week. Would be nice to know what is going on from an official source for a change. Anyone else hearing anything?
I personally have not heard that rumor from anybody I trust to have inside info. (Not saying it's true or false.)

That said, here's some numbers using the new July 1 seniority list:
  • First post merger hire: 9,154
  • First pilot hired after January 23, 2016 : 10,727 (furloughs senior to this requires seat removal from UAX 76 seaters)
  • Junior pilot on list: 13,048

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Old 07-01-2020, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by cadetdrivr View Post
I personally have not heard that rumor from anybody I trust to have inside info. (Not saying it's true or false.)

That said, here's some numbers using the new July 1 seniority list:
  • First post merger hire: 9,154
  • First pilot hired after January 23, 2016 : 10,727 (furloughs senior to this requires seat removal from UAX 76 seaters)
  • Junior pilot on list: 13,048
I think that they’re going to go right up to the January 23rd date with notices. Delta is sending out 2,558 this week. They have about 1500 pilots more than we do. If we send out notices to that date, it will be less overall but higher percentage than Delta. If we actually furlough 30%, we’ll lose market share.
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Old 07-01-2020, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DashTrash View Post
I think that they’re going to go right up to the January 23rd date with notices. Delta is sending out 2,558 this week. They have about 1500 pilots more than we do. If we send out notices to that date, it will be less overall but higher percentage than Delta. If we actually furlough 30%, we’ll lose market share.
The company has been telegraphing their intentions for some time now, and it consistently revolves around that 30% number. Those of us who have been displaced and are in the bottom 30% are not being assigned training, because they haven’t decided whether or not to invest in our training or just show us the door. I have no idea how many will actually be furloughed Oct 1st, but if WARN letters are sent out to anything other than the bottom 30% of the company I’d be very surprised. It gives them maximum flexibility and has no downside.

That 30%, by the way, equates to 3,915 pilots.
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Old 07-01-2020, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DashTrash View Post
I think that they’re going to go right up to the January 23rd date with notices. Delta is sending out 2,558 this week. They have about 1500 pilots more than we do. If we send out notices to that date, it will be less overall but higher percentage than Delta. If we actually furlough 30%, we’ll lose market share.
FWIW, if UAL furloughs all the way up to the post-merger cutoff it represents a cut representing about 34% of the pre-covid "active pilots" and also does not make an allowance for retirements between now and next summer or any mitigations.

Of course, given the various limits for federal, state, and UPA advance notice requirements it unfortunately makes sense to notify more pilots than probably desired. It's easy for the company to cancel furloughs without penalty as they fine tune their staffing requirements.

But we are in uncharted territory and have no idea what demand will look like next year. Just because the official line is 30% does not mean it can't ultimately be cuts anywhere between 60% and 0%.
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Old 07-01-2020, 11:17 AM
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3-4K warn letters this week or next, from a reputable source.
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Old 07-01-2020, 11:34 AM
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I posted this in another thread but is relevant here:
They have openings for both 320 and 73 instructors. Not sure how many 320 PIs they need but there are 4,364 pilots between our most junior pilot and the 10th most junior 320 PI. (Assuming I did my math right)
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Old 07-01-2020, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Flynn View Post
I posted this in another thread but is relevant here:
They have openings for both 320 and 73 instructors. Not sure how many 320 PIs they need but there are 4,364 pilots between our most junior pilot and the 10th most junior 320 PI. (Assuming I did my math right)
what is the significance of the 10th most junior PI? I see 4 in the bottom 2500 or so. Without knowing how many they are hiring it’s hard to speculate the significance no?
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Originally Posted by cadetdrivr View Post
FWIW, if UAL furloughs all the way up to the post-merger cutoff it represents a cut representing about 34% of the pre-covid "active pilots" and also does not make an allowance for retirements between now and next summer or any mitigations.

Of course, given the various limits for federal, state, and UPA advance notice requirements it unfortunately makes sense to notify more pilots than probably desired. It's easy for the company to cancel furloughs without penalty as they fine tune their staffing requirements.

But we are in uncharted territory and have no idea what demand will look like next year. Just because the official line is 30% does not mean it can't ultimately be cuts anywhere between 60% and 0%.
As a guy literally on the bubble, can you share your math to how you arrived at 34% and what Unumber gives you 30% of active pilots without mitigation and volunteers? I can’t get me number to match. Just thanks!
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