skybert
Skybert
So which one was “work”
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COVID-19
- Thread starter Treetop Flyer
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Flew with a reservist today who's a delta pilot. When asked about the situation in general he said "they haven't talked about any furloughs, yet".
I said "must be a good time to knock out some orders and fly with the students". He didn't seem amused...
Based on today’s info, I’d seriously recommend considering taking a set of 2-3 year orders to ride the storm vs getting out in the next year. Each of the legacies seem to have written off making a profit in 2020 and talking about parking hundreds of aircraft in their respective fleets. At 10-14 pilots per aircraft, the trickle down effect of that is going to be a bloodbath in the pilot community. Delta is talking about parking 120 Delta Connection aircraft in addition to the 180 mainline aircraft. AA is talking about parking 100-130 mainline aircraft in the next 18 months and have already started to identify regional aircraft for storage with the first ones going in May. United is talking about a Frontier+ sized fleet reduction as well.
If the panic doesn’t stop in the next six weeks and these things come to fruition there will be thousands of 121 pilots on the street. Even with the retirements, it’ll be 2-3 years before everyone is hiring again.
exNavyOffRec
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nearly at the bottom, about 2/3 of the way down for most people lol
I think that is a big overreaction and the same type of hysteria that is causing as many problems as the actual virus itself.
My airline’s management has been holding daily meetings with our union. This is a week by week or at best a month by month crisis. They expect it to be resolved by late summer at worse.
While we are reducing our capacity by 12% for April and 20% for May, we are not making any June cuts until the first part of May as they see how it is going. We are also not canceling or delaying our 2020 aircraft deliveries which are all expansion aircraft to include a new fleet type (787).
It’s way too early to be the predicting years of doom and gloom.
I finished my overseas PCS in the nick of time, got here last week before the redonkulousness kicked in. I brought my dog with me too but a lot of airlines have put temp-bans on transporting pets. I have some friends that are now sitting around wondering when they’ll PCS over and also when their dog/cat can travel too.
Nothing says fun as having moved out of their house, living in a hotel waiting for their flight, and now being told to stop movement.
Nothing says fun as having moved out of their house, living in a hotel waiting for their flight, and now being told to stop movement.
Texted my unit yesterday to see if we're still drilling this weekend....yup, apparently the wing said everyone shall still drill.
Okay, roger that. Nonrev'd to my unit, got some food, and saw this DOD travel ban that doesn't have any guidance for the Reserves...
I know it goes into effect Monday, but still. At least it won't be hard to get a seat home!
Okay, roger that. Nonrev'd to my unit, got some food, and saw this DOD travel ban that doesn't have any guidance for the Reserves...
I know it goes into effect Monday, but still. At least it won't be hard to get a seat home!
Goodfou
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DoD bans all domestic travel for personnel and families amid coronavirus crisis
The restrictions will be in effect until May and will limit troops to local leave only.
www.militarytimes.com
Wouldn’t be surprised if that is delayed too. On the flip side, should bode well for military pilot retention for a few years....?