These folks might be the lucky ones if they find other work before the market is flooded when and if NW or DL goes under. I've seen it happen before, we are strapped to the mast like Odysseus by the seniority system as the ship sinks. Why did I listen to that damn airline siren song in the first place <g>.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. More pilots are being furloughed by Northwest Airlines, which filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy yesterday.
The Air Line Pilots Association says Northwest told the union that it is reducing flying levels, and 400 more pilots will be put on furlough over the next eight months.
That's in addition to the 500 Northwest pilots already on furlough.
A Northwest spokesman confirmed the furloughs, but had no further comment.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=3857644