Commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10193 posts, RR: 62 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2086 times:
Quoting ORDTerminal1 (Thread starter): With 2000+ pilots on furlough, does American have any idea when they will begin recalling them?
When they need more pilots. AA still has pilots on furlough because AA continues to park airplanes. 27 more MD80s were parked this year so far, for example.
Quoting ORDTerminal1 (Thread starter): Also anyone have an idea when the Legacys will announce their Q2 results. I'm kinda anxious to see how they did.
Jetdeltamsy From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 2984 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (6 years 10 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1948 times:
The plan is to park an additional 15 or so TWA 757's next year.
They have no plans for expansion that are public knowledge.
Don't look for any recalls anytime soon.
Worked for too many airlines to list. Banktupcy after bankruptcy after bankruptcy.
Chase From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1054 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1766 times:
Quoting Commavia (Reply 1): 27 more MD80s were parked this year so far, for example.
How many pilots have retired this year? More than a few dozen could make for a need for more pilots, right?
FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7027 posts, RR: 93 Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1740 times:
I don't know specifics, but my uncle is doing an unusal amount of check flights. AA got rid of all but 26 total Check Airman. He's usually flying out of ORD to Hawaii or Europe, but has been doing alot of domestic hauls giving check rides for promotions to captain and other a/c.
His overall senority went from #387 to #290 out of 9,000+ active pilots over the past 9 months.
If Congress, likely to, is gonna pass the legislation to extend mandatory retirement to 65, look for pilots to stick around a few years longer.
Hope this helps.
FYI. There are still a few TW guys trolling the friendly skies for AA. Avg. age for them is 58.9 though.
JFKLGANYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2666 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1696 times:
"If Congress, likely to, is gonna pass the legislation to extend mandatory retirement to 65, look for pilots to stick around a few years longer."
Not going to happen.
As for AA and the recalls. They are very short-staffed. But to avoid calling back guys, they continue to park airplanes. What does it tell you if 20+MD80s were parked, and 15+ 757s are going to be parked . . . AND NOT ONE PERSON WAS FURLOUGHED!
At an average of 8 guys per seat, per airplane (a fair estimate), you could see that they could get rid of quite a few guys by grounding over 30 aircraft. But they are just keeping pace with retirements.
AA is also hesitant to expand because of TWA Flight Attendants. After 2008, they lose recall rights to AA. As most are senior (and expensive), AA is trying to avoid recalling TWA FAs at all costs.
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