Comair to Furlough

[DX Rick]

300 pilots come September 1st.
Oh, Don't forget to pay your merger assesment fee.

 

[chjack]

is this the same comair, that just over a month ago needed 400 pilots?

 

[NZ pilot]

man, I guess I won't be getting a class date then:bawling:

 

[N1VIBS]

300 pilots come September 1st.
Oh, Don't forget to pay your merger assesment fee.

Source???

 

[atlcrashpad]

Source???

Source is FI.com...... watt else does ya need....
bouyyyyyyyyyy...

 

[flyboyike]

300 pilots come September 1st.

What happened to 160-240 by October?

 

[wmuflyguy]

300 pilots come September 1st.
Oh, Don't forget to pay your merger assesment fee.

No numbers have been announced.

 

[SBD]

300 pilots come September 1st.
Oh, Don't forget to pay your merger assesment fee.

300 is a little bit high. No info has come out yet. 100-150 is a more realistic number.

 

[standaman]

I talked to a new hire pilot going through training now a couple of days ago. Planning was saying we are about 160 pilots over what we need right now. I don't know if that has changed. Maybe with voluntary reductions we can trim that number to below 100 pilots.

Another way to look at it. If we fly 15 percent less than we are now in September. We have roughly 1450 pilots on property. 15 percent of 1450 is 220. Factor in attrition and voluntary leaves from the company and you get a number much less than 220. I remember the last time that we furloughed folks. It did not last more than 2 months before everybody was recalled.

Not the best of news right now. But not time to panic either.

We shall see

 

[flyboyike]

I wonder if they're going to try buyouts for the senior guys.