The wide body crews were fired out of seniority even though the shut down and administration affected the entire operation. It was a poisoned chalice. Filled with the promise (negotiated) of conditional return which is currently looking like being reneged by incumbent rulers.
18-20 year veterans of the company, unceremoniously shown the door. Not to diminish any other pilots situation, but these events have brought out some of the best in colleagues. It has also, unfortunately, reminded us of some of darkness residing in a small number of others…..
I certainly hope that cool heads prevail and the only whining we hear again, is that of turbines.