UAL recalls 40, more to be recalled in '05

[AAflyer]

UAL to get rid of another 68 mainline jets? WTFO. How is this going to help the recalls. Anybody with good intel. Hope to see you all inthe cockpit and off the street.

Good Luck

AA

PS. Article was posted on the majors interview side.

 

[spanky2]

FWIW...after 5 months of recalls at Delta, about 33% are taking PLOA, MLOA, or bypassing.

 

[HvyjetFO]

Despite the 68 fewer airplanes, management is sticking with the recalls for this year...next year is the big question. I believe I read that only 40% took the recall thus far to those who were offered.

Hvy

 

[Huggyu2]

Despite the 68 fewer airplanes, management is sticking with the recalls for this year...next year is the big question. I believe I read that only 40% took the recall thus far to those who were offered.

Hvy

So you're saying they went through 100 pilots to get 40 to come back. I also heard the number was closer to 200. Anyone have any accurate "facts", as opposed to these "rumors"?

 

[skykid]

I don't have any more accurate facts, but I have talked to several people who got furloughed late in the process who say they are not coming back while UAL is still in CH11. That makes a lot of sense. You have to guess there is a significant number who will not come back because of military obligations, and some who have moved on to other airlines or career fields.

 

[BigRed1]

At USaviation.com one UAL poster stated his LEC said they went through 51 pilots to get the 40. I am one of those 40. Happy to be going back, but nervous about the situation of our industry. Nothing like returning to the bottom of the seniority list at a bankrupt company to make you feel all warm inside. All of us got the A320 and we all are SFO or LAX. As they get deeper into the recall list, there is no doubt they will have larger and larger numbers of pilots bypassing the recall. Those of us going back now have only been out 10 months so we didn't get another job, or didn't get too much higher on the ol' pay scale at our new jobs to justify permanantly leaving UAL. The difference in my pay at USA3000 compared to UAL at 6 year seniority is 5K per month. That is a lot of pay to pass up, especially when you include vacation and "B" Fund money among other things. I think when you get into the 2 and 3 year furloughees and beyond, I bet there will be one bypass for every recall. Most of those furloughees would have to take another paycut again if they leave their now current job to return to UAL again. A lot of this attrition rate will of course depend on the condition of UAL in the future. I sure hope I made the right choice.