You must be referring to Jet2, who are planning this. Other things they are planning are summer only F/Os (who will still have to pay for their TRs). In this way, no more contract captains will be needed. What are the odds on forced unpaid leave in winter 2009?
This is the airline where it is OK for us to be charged to phone into the silly check-in line so they can run roughshod over FTLs?
This is what it means to have no Union representation. Now in the downturn, we might as well drop our pants and hand the soap over...