Furloughs at AA, you know they are coming

[siucavflight]

I thought they are getting 34 737's next year. Wouldn't this replace most of the MD's being parked?

They dont all magically appear at one time.

 

[conman]

So I bet APA is wishing they had that new flow-thru agreement with Eagle.

Rizzo,

I don't think so.

 

[turbinej]

source? As of now there is no intention for furloughs at CAL. This is complete rumor right now. As a P2P Alpa pilot volunteer . There has been no talks of a furlough. Management may scare up due to contract negotiations. Cal cannot afford any furloughs we are not staffed adequately. The bid is suppose to be a reduction bid to balance out the fleets with pilots.

 

[brownie]

$132.50 today

133.70
Don't forget to vote republican.

 

[Rizzo]

So I bet APA is wishing they had that new flow-thru agreement with Eagle.

Rizzo,

I don't think so.

Just figured people would rather be flying an RJ than unemployed. Guess I was wrong.

 

[rudder]

Word is 200 to 250 pilots are going to be furloughed at CAL during our July system bid.........this sucks.

What? I thought that we were 'takin it back'?

Memo to self - get a new ALPA bag sticker

 

[AAflyer]

I thought they are getting 34 737's next year. Wouldn't this replace most of the MD's being parked?

Ssssshhhhh.

Don't want to spoil all that doom and gloom. AA had already committed to dumping those planes next year. We had already committed to returning 3 A300s this year and 3-5 next year to the lessors ( by the way out of 34 27-28 are actually scheduled.

We will begin taking delivery of 3 737s a month this coming January.

The S80 has been understaffed for months, there are still pilots retiring.

Oil at $130+ and Jet Fuel in the $160s is pretty spooky but I would not say we are going to furlough just yet.

IMHO,

AAflyer


I pray for us all.

 

[cjdriver]

133.70
Don't forget to vote republican.

This must be sarcasm, or you know something I don't. Care to elaborate?

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

Ssssshhhhh.

Don't want to spoil all that doom and gloom. AA had already committed to dumping those planes next year. We had already committed to returning 3 A300s this year and 3-5 next year to the lessors ( by the way out of 34 27-28 are actually scheduled.

We will begin taking delivery of 3 737s a month this coming January.

The S80 has been understaffed for months, there are still pilots retiring.

Oil at $130+ and Jet Fuel in the $160s is pretty spooky but I would not say we are going to furlough just yet.

IMHO,

AAflyer


I pray for us all.

I get your thinking, but the RIF threat that Arpy et al are putting out there is to "grease the wheels", so to speak, in the respective labor negotiations. There's nothing like the threat of loosing your job to get you to see the light that you really need to freeze your pay and kick in some work efficiency improvements to boot. Belive me, it's going to take a bunch of grease for the wheels after all the sandpaper effect from the last round of executive compensation bonuses.

 

[densoo]

Lead story on NBC Nightly News was AA and mentioning aircraft reduction, baggage charge, and layoffs. Hope this isn't like a fare hike where all the others follow (except SWA of course).