Furloughs
As an FE I've already been furloughed as of Dec 31. How are the pilots being selected ? By seniority or, as in the past, by fleet, completely ignoring seniority. Some of the 400 FO's have only recently joined so they should be the first to go and I hope that the Teamsters will make sure that will be the case. Set the guidelines with the company at the start so they know where we stand. However, I'm sure Roland will try and make sure his ABBO boys maintain their super seniority. The interesting thing is that to get rid of the AABO guys they will have to be terminated as there are no furloughs in the UK. That is why the AABO FE's were terminated but have a case against the company as under UK labour laws you are entitled to compensation (redundancy pay) for the time you worked.