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[AMRCostUnit]

Which??

Anyone April 99 or after is not "furlough protected" if there is such a thing. I believe they can furlough 1153 more to get to this point. If you PM your buds info I can find out where he sits if you like.

Unit

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

AA furlough information

Thursday, October 21, 2004
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From President Ralph Hunter - American Airlines Announces FurloughsYesterday's announcement of the 3rd quarter losses was not pleasant news for any of us. You can blame fees, fares, or fuel for the losses but the bottom line is that forces external to our control have resulted in a financial condition that required the company to reevaluate its 2005 fleet plan. In addition to the announced 15 aircraft that will be parked, it is our understanding that American will also leave an additional 20 aircraft in storage that they had previously planned on returning to revenue service for a net decrease of 35 aircraft from the original 2005 fleet plan. After accounting for increased utilization of the remaining aircraft and planned pilot retirements, Management is currently projecting the need to furlough between 350 and 450 pilots. The first furloughs are planned for January 6th, and will include 125 pilots, with additional pilots likely to be furloughed over the following four months.

Obviously this is bad news for pilots who face the prospect of furlough. It is additionally difficult news for the 2591 pilots currently on furlough because it means conditions conducive to their recall clearly do not exist and do not seem to be on the horizon. Due to the extreme volatility present in the industry, these plans are subject to change.

When further information including dates and numbers become available, we will post them in this forum. We expect to have that information verified and finalized by Friday afternoon. It is always difficult to accept bad news about furloughs. Our hearts go out to our fellow pilots with the hope that the sacrifices they make will lead to a stronger company and a quick return. Furlough Committee, CA Rusty McDaniels - Furlough Information

 

[Slug]

That SUCKS!

 

[PHX767]

Furlough Protection - my A$$!

So far, I have been furloughed twice from AA WITH furlough protection in place.

Doesn't mean a bean. Just something to soothe the masses.

 

[amcnd]

Eagle is not growing like the AA pilots say we are! In fact we are not giong to get "favorable" loans for our last 18 jets, with dilevery between july05 and feb06 this means Eagle will take 29 more jets between now and july 05. And all future CA will go to flowbacks. the props are going away, and we will not see any good things at Eagle tell AA recalls.