USAir Furlough Recall: My Decision

[FLYLOW22]

Uh, let's see.

There were...

4 A320 F/O (for life) positions
5 737 F/O (for life) positions

 

[FurloughedAgain]

9 total positions for the class? I dont get it.

 

[Boeing747Driver]

Maybe only 9 of 300 showed. LOL

 

[FLYLOW22]

Maybe only 9 of 300 showed. LOL

4 walked out.

 

[Captzaahlie]

Hey Furloughed Again,
Thanks for a great post!
I want to thank you for helping put me more at ease with a very recent decision that I made. I think you hit the nail right on the head, Family is everything, everything else just supports the family......
Good luck and don't look back!

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Glad you were able to come to a decision that works for you. Love your icon by the way!

I try to keep mine away from airplanes, personally. <grin> Maybe if I hang out with doctors, lawyers, or politicians he'll have different career goals when he grows up.

"Daddy, I want to be a CEO!"

Unfortunately every time he sees an airplane he looks up and waves his hands and makes an airplane noise. Must be in the genes. (sigh)

 

[Swaayze]

Just put a dog shock collar on him (set it on the lowest setting!) and zap him a little whenever he looks at an airplane with admiration. That'll take care of it.






I keed, I keed. Mostly.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

I don't know. I sure enjoyed the time I spent with my father when he was giving me flight instruction. I might like to do that someday.

Maybe I can convince him that it's a good hobby, just a lousy career... any chance of that?

 

[Captzaahlie]

I don't know. I sure enjoyed the time I spent with my father when he was giving me flight instruction. I might like to do that someday.

Maybe I can convince him that it's a good hobby, just a lousy career... any chance of that?

Nope, he'll catch the bug like the rest of us!

It could be worse tough.......

 

[MK82Man]

Fly Low -- with 4 walkers and only 9 keepers, I'm guessing it was another class that will produce less than 50% of what management needed. Class or 18 to 20 should have been the plan. If six didn't show, and 4 walked out the door, when is the next class scheduled? I'm guessing some of those folks who we are hiring in November are going to get Mainline equipment and not all will be slammed into the 190. Keep us updated if all 9 stay to the end of this week. It's going to be really interesting to see how HR will work to compete for new blood - CAL, UA, DL, and US all trying for the same dude. We might get some young RJ FOs, but how long will they stay if this pilot labor mess doesn't get setteled?

 

[LearLove]

I'm guessing some of those folks who we are hiring in November are going to get Mainline equipment and not all will be slammed into the 190.

the 190 is mainline equipment (all-be-it the pay needs to go up) - we don't need anymore flying contracted out.

 

[WickedPissa]

What are you talking about? You can't use you're career expectations from 1999 for a merger in 2006. When the merger was announced you where furloghed while I was looking at a 5-6 year upgrade. This is what drives us on the West nuts. Absolutely no concept of reality on the East side.

Maybe no concept of reality on either side. Why don't both sides grow nad$ and demand more $ than either side makes. Both sides are measly. Just my opinion, I could be wrong... no I'm right.
Should be "your". Maybe "you're" drunk.

 

[CWI]

What's the purpose of showing up just to walk out?

 

[LittleDeuce]

Recall

What's the purpose of showing up just to walk out?

The issue has to do with the "catch up" retirement contribution. As part of a previous agreement, furloughed pilots hired before 1998 are awarded $1,200 a year for every year of active service.
If the pilot is under 50 years old, he/she must return for a least 1 day to be eligible for the money. That is why people are showing up to claim their money.
The obvious question is why would you be required to show up as opposed to handling the transaction on paper. I don't know the answer. I believe it's an IRS rule.

 

[Lampshade]

I thought the furloughed guys got a letter saying it could be done without accepting a class date?

 

[5150]

I thought the furloughed guys got a letter saying it could be done without accepting a class date?

Only if you are 50 or older.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

By the way. Thanks to Captain Bular for sending one last certified form letter twisting the knife by saying, "As of September 17th your name has been removed from the US Airways seniority list."

Sheesh.

 

[LittleDeuce]

By the way. Thanks to Captain Bular for sending one last certified form letter twisting the knife by saying, "As of September 17th your name has been removed from the US Airways seniority list."

Sheesh.

BTW. It's also listed on the APL as resigned. That's what you did. Right?

 

[lineflyer1]

What are you talking about? You can't use you're career expectations from 1999 for a merger in 2006. When the merger was announced you where furloghed while I was looking at a 5-6 year upgrade. This is what drives us on the West nuts. Absolutely no concept of reality on the East side.

Thats why merging using career expectations is screwed up. In this industry no one can accurately predict where they will be in 3 years, let alone 20 years.

Date of hire is the only way to go!

 

[Swaayze]

By the way. Thanks to Captain Bular for sending one last certified form letter twisting the knife by saying, "As of September 17th your name has been removed from the US Airways seniority list."

Sheesh.

Yeah, I liked that touch too. I wasn't home and got the slip for a certified from USAirways. Began wondering: are they offering me one last shot to try and get as many folks back as possible? Half-joked to the wife that maybe they were sending me the wings they took back when I was furloughed (kinda wish they had). But no, just another waste of money by good 'ol USAir, as if I didn't know that I'd resigned already. <Sigh>