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This is exactly the outcome Atlas managers want. They want a divided pilot force....Mainline vs. AACS, Instructors vs. Line guys, Pilots vs. Engineers, -200 guys vs. -400 guys. You can see how much they accomplished with the furlough, it's as though they wrote the script for union busting. Meanwhile they go on earning their multi-million salaries, forgiving the home mortgage loans they have had the company make for them and generally wasting resources. This isn't about caring for people or pilots, this is about one thing, MONEY.
I agree that the furloughing of mainline pilots while hiring continues at AACS is unconsionalbe, but the real enemies are the managers who have precipitated this act. Don't worry though, in the coming years the instructors who sacrificed for the good of the many, will be remembered. And those who didn't will also be remembered although it won't matter much as they will probably be where they most desire to go anyway.....management.