Originally Posted by
Livesinafield 
"Made redundant" is very different from fired they are two different things completely.
Originally Posted by
golfyankeesierra
I wonder how the ”redundant” pilots will feel about that..
A historical note on 'fired' is that it was originally an euphemism for "discharged" which I believe covered both "made redundant / laid off" and "let go for cause", back then there was not as much a distinction since the employer held all the cards.
As others have pointed out modern usage of fired has much different connotation than laid off.
In the USA at least in some states "termination for cause" (aka fired) can affect eligibility for unemployment benefits.
Needles to say that is a quagmire since employers unemployment insurance rates are determined in part by their lay off history so the sleazy ones will try anything to avoid the hit.