Delta offers furloughs

[redflyer65]

Front line employees are being asked for voluntary furloughs in the wake of higher oil prices and decrease demand to Asia. I should have a link later.


RF

 

[Tweaker]

Oh boy...

Does this mean all employees, or just the piloty ones.

 

[On Your Six]

Front line employees are being asked for voluntary furloughs in the wake of higher oil prices and decrease demand to Asia. I should have a link later.


RF

That is not really correct. They offered early outs (not really furloughs, early retirements) for every other employee group except the pilots initially, because pilot staffing was fine. But, Dalpa came in and wanted the early out offers to be extended to pilots (like senior ex-NWA pilots who already have their pensions), and Delta agreed. So, they eventually offered it to everyone. That could mean some nice movement if some widebody Captains decide to bail. Over 2000 are older than 60 apparently. Now if you want to talk about future stagnation, let's look at your scheduled retirements.


OYS

 

[jonjuan]

Southwest also did this recently.

 

[jonjuan]

That is not really correct. They offered early outs (not really furloughs, early retirements) for every other employee group except the pilots initially, because pilot staffing was fine. But, Dalpa came in and wanted the early out offers to be extended to pilots (like senior ex-NWA pilots who already have their pensions), and Delta agreed. So, they eventually offered it to everyone. That could mean some nice movement if some widebody Captains decide to bail. Over 2000 are older than 60 apparently. Now if you want to talk about future stagnation, let's look at your scheduled retirements.


OYS

Interesting- maybe they're trying to mitigate the effects of swapa's push to pass age 65 by getting some gummers to split. Maybe they're trying to get ahead of the massive retirements coming up (dal, not swa).

 

[regionalcap]

Very misleading title to this thread....these are not furloughs.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Quick! Offer concessions! Worked GREAT last time!

 

[rod farva]

My buddy in the hiring pool (all 8 of them) just received a letter from the pilot hiring manager yesterday stating zero hiring until December 2013. His conditional job offer expires in August and he will have to re-interview, the whole process. 4% reduction in domestic flying. 8-10% reduction in Atlantic flying. 243 pilots on recall bypass who 90% have indicated they will return in December, which is the 10 year point from the initial 9/11 furlough. Around 800 are actively on mil leave and medical who will eventually return as well. Wish it was better news.

 

[jonjuan]

Lol- read somewhere that the only way a furlough bypass can return is if they are hiring. They can't simply return at their leisure. Also, I believe FBP is 14 years or until 2015. Big fail.

 

[huronip]

Quick! Offer concessions! Worked GREAT last time!

How did the SWA interview go? Is the DB today?