Do bear in mind that furloughs more often than not aren't short-term. All it means is that you'll be called back with priority over an external candidate if and when more pilots are required. So, while one might have not been made redundant, this still doesn't mean that they're not out of flying for a couple of years. In past crises, clearing a furlough list in entirety has often taken up to 5 years. Recalls of pilots who were furloughed in 2008-2009 only finished in 2013 or thereabout. So, the fact that the current reductions in staffing weren't called redundancies is of little comfort to many, at least short-term.