United currently has 1,267 of our brother and sister pilots on furlough.
October 26, 2006
United has announced the first recall class of 2007. Offers or recall have been made for an 8 January 2007 recall class. There were 84 initial recall offerings made for this recall class plus an additional 15 pilots coming off of recall bypass. Recall has been offered down to seniority number 8371 (DOH 29 October 2000).
The following are the recall statistics as of 20 October 2006:
As of the 16 October 2006 recall class:
Recalled - Active Status 554
Recalled – LOA 328
Bypassed 767
Resigned 22
Including the 6 November, 4 December 2006 and 8 January 2007 recall classes:
Total Offered Recall 1884
Total Furlough Status 288 (have not been offered recall)
Total Responses to date 1824
Recalled - Active or Accepted 623 34.2%
Recalled - LOA or LOA upon return 419 23.0%
Bypassed or Verbal Bypass 782 42.9%
Resigned 22 1.2%
Total Pilots remaining on Furlough/Furlough Bypass 1055
We still have not been informed of any future recall class dates for 2007, but we are anticipating that classes will run similarly to those held in the beginning of 2006. Based on the current statistics, we believe that initial recall offers will be made to all United furloughees by a February or March 2007 recall class offering. As we near this milestone more information will be made available concerning the recall process once recall bypass is no longer an option.
