USA JET Has Mass Layoff

[cherry20's]

What's wrong with guys you already hired?

Class hadn't started yet...

You know how much easier it is for me to teach furloughed Falcon drivers as opposed to Cessna flyers? A LOT! Wish I could help out Guys.

 

[pilotyip]

lots

How many furloughed? Looks like Bill C from the training dept.?

Hey guys, for what its worth, SWA will be hiring 550 + this year. I made the jump almost 7 years ago and have not looked back. Rough couple of weeks for the USA Jet gang. Hang in there guys!!!

27 pilots ,3 dispatchers, 3 training dept, accounting, Cust serv, IT, maintenace, everyone took hits

 

[pilot125]

Good luck to all the good people affected by this furlough. I was one of the unlucky furloughees back in May 2001. Made it a total of 9 months there before getting the bad news.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

27 pilots ,3 dispatchers, 3 training dept, accounting, Cust serv, IT, maintenace, everyone took hits

What kind of hits did the executives take? pay cuts?

 

[pilotyip]

no

What kind of hits did the executives take? pay cuts?

no not that I know

 

[landlover]

27 pilots ,3 dispatchers, 3 training dept, accounting, Cust serv, IT, maintenace, everyone took hits

guess it's not always sunny in usajet land, try not to paint an unreal picture in the future.

like i said before, best of luck guys and girls.

 

[avbug]

Not a pilot shortage after all, apparently.

Was this event influenced by the recent DC-9 loss?

Bad time for everyone. Here's hoping everyone finds work soon. Tough time to be looking.

 

[OzBushWhacker]

27 pilots. What percentage of your total is that?

 

[Gollum]

From my understanding, this was NOT a furlough, but a termination!

 

[avbug]

I understand this was planned a month ago, and had been intended two weeks ago (but delayed due to the DC9 loss)...but that management waited until today and gave no notice at all.

Not exactly the act of a friend.

 

[Windsor]

Just goes to show that nobody is safe in this industry. Sorry to hear the bad news. Best of luck to everyone forced out. Management can go eat a big ole $hit pie.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

An arguement for representation and protection?

 

[Gearmonkey]

So are the Falcons going to be for sale?

 

[Way2Broke]

Everyone knows who I am, and I can say that the fact that the fiance' and I (who got hired here together, and were both Capts on the Falcon) had a good run, but this one stung way more than any other one that we have been through before. I can only hope that god has a plan in the books for us now, because we are out of ideas and plans at the same time because the household income just dropped to zero. Take care everyone, it was good while it lasted.

 

[USA Jet Pilot]

I think our new DO should get a set and stand up for something...ah hell who cares he will packing soon. As long as CH is in charge this ship will continue to sink. I am truely sorry for my fellow workers, but unfortunately I will not call for some knee jerk reaction as in the past. Between the accident and now this...it will be a July to remember. Pilot Yip was correct about 07, we had many pilots move off to greener pastures. USA Jet has always had a roller coaster ride of stability, with furloughes or pay cuts. I see this as the first step for slow but continuely decline of market share and QOL. For those that need financial assitance, food or answers I have supplied the following link:

http://switchboard.intelius.com/results.php?MoreInfoResult=1&ReportType=34&RecID=0&qi=11