PSA to Furlough

[d328pilot]

On or around 14 Jan, PSA will furlough approx. 35 pilots. This was announced today at a LEC meeting.

 

[Beantown]

328, Sorry to here that. Do you guys know why? Are you guys returning some planes or losing routes? Haven't you guys been hiring in the last couple months? Again, sorry to here about the furlough and good luck, -Bean

 

[79%N1]

I hear Piedmont is furloughing as of Jan, and downgrading 40 or so, also! Sorry to hear that......any word on Allegheny.

 

[d328pilot]

6 airplanes are going away sometime next year...No downgrades are planned. I guess captain reserves will be flying both seats. We will be very very heavy on captains.

 

[dashflyer]

On Jan 5th Piedmont is scheduled to furlough 44 pilots and downgrade 39 Captains. We just went through the realignment bid of opening CLT as a crew base and closing JAX as a crew base.

We're scheduled to lose 7 airplanes at the end of Dec.

Dave isn't subscribing to Wolf's "You can't shrink an airline into profitability"

Now it's "Let's outsource it all!!!" (ie Mesa)

 

[BoeingBaller]

Sucks

Should have voted NO and went out with some honor.

 

[ASAFOE120]

Gotta make room for those mainline guys somehow.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Labor Friendly Restructuring?

That takes them back to pilots with a date of hire of April 15, 2002.

The most senior pilot being furloughed is a lineholder in PIT.

Several of the pilots being furloughed are pilots who were furloughed from major airlines (including US Airways) and who were subsequently hired at PSA.

 

[Cmdr Taggart]

Got the news last night as I walked out of sim session number 7. Not good for the motivation. What is the number to the truck driving school?

 

[d328pilot]

I know that they are planning on finishing all of the training for the guys that are still in training. Hopefully, that is because they expect this to be a short furlough. I think we will know more in March. If U comes out of ch. 11, you guys will be back. If not, then we will all be looking for new jobs. I was furloughed last year and I know how much it sucks...I would just suggest that you concentrate and finish the training. Then draw unemployment and get the WIA funding...its a free type if you can get it worked out. If you need a place to stay for a while, my crashpad is open to you guys for free.

 

[328dude]

Sorry to hear about all this bad news around here lately. Taggart, d328 is right. Concentrate getting through the remainder of your sim sessions. I do know that you will do IOE once your done down there. I don't expect this to last very long honestly. Hang in there man. When you get some time give me a call.

D328. Nice jesture for use of your crash pad for the furlughed guys and gals. I have heard that others around the system are also opening there crashpads up if the guys/gals need a place to stay for free.

 

[Cmdr Taggart]

Thanks guys, we all appreciate the support and the offer of the crash pad. Our fingers are crossed and we are hopping for the best.

328dude I will give you call when I finish the check ride, by the way congrats on finishing upgrade training.

 

[BoredToDeath]

Its absolutely disgusting that there are so many Mainline and WO pilots and FAs who are either soon to be or already on the street while our flying is being outsourced. I do still belive however that the tables will turn in our favor in the future. Well at least I hope they do.

In the meantime those of us who are still here need to, starting today, lay off the Open Time! Don't you dare pick up a single trip unless its to swap what you already have for something more commutable, and there's no increased flying on your part. Its not the surefire way of getting our brothers and sisters back, but it can't hurt either.

I don't have a crash pad to give to you guys but if I can be of help to a furloughed PSAer just PM me.

Take Care,

BTD

Below is a link to a jingle from the original PSA that I thought might bring just a little bit of smile for a minute or two.

Link 1. www.catchoursmile.com/CatchOurSmile1.wav
Link 2. www.catchoursmile.com/NotPaintOn.mp3

 

[NYRANGERS]

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In the meantime those of us who are still here need to, starting today, lay off the Open Time! Don't you dare pick up a single trip unless its to swap what you already have for something more commutable, and there's no increased flying on your part. Its not the surefire way of getting our brothers and sisters back, but it can't hurt either.

Take Care,

BTD



Tell that to Dirty Boy

 

[328dude]

Ranger:

I thought he timed out already for the year.