Well, this was never going to be a positive thread. It's not necessarily about just losing a job; for many the stakes are higher. In this hellish industry that we have helped create for ourselves, losing a job can mean the end of a career.
I wonder what method they are going to select for deciding who loses their job? I'm sure that pretty much everyone is trying to gain employment elsewhere and maybe that will reduce the number that are made redundant. These days you can't just fire on a LIFO basisand many of the new joiners will keep their job, at least for now.
I hope that many of the Captains who have had a lot of good years riding the Monarch gravy train, step aside if financially able. To be honest, with the inflated pay that this misfiring airline was paying them, many should still be fine, despite the awful pension situation.