AirTran Furloughs

av8rwyf · 06-17-2008, 06:38 AM

DH heard the other day that AirTran will reduce flying hours down to 70/month in the Fall and have or will start asking for voluntary furloughs. No mandatory (sp?) furloughs yet.

This may be old news...I hardly have a chance to get on the board anymore so forgive me if this is a repeat!

Hang in there everyone!!

Tallgrl98 · 06-17-2008, 12:33 PM

bummer - dh was just hired there and completed training last week (off of OE). I wonder how many people they need to take voluntary furlough?

av8rwyf · 06-17-2008, 06:41 PM

I know...you are actually the first person I thought of when he told me. Nothing is in stone yet and I believe nothing in this business until it happens. Just keep it in your thoughts as you plan.

I don't know numbers but supposedly their goal is to not have any involuntary furloughs.

spotty4 · 06-18-2008, 02:26 AM

I recently spoke w/ a friend of the family who is a FedEx FO. He said FedEx is currently using AirTran's approach, rather than furloughing a bunch of pilots and keeping the remainder ultra busy. Instead this method is a sort of "share the wealth" approach. He gets his minimum hours and welcomes it as an opportunity to be at home more w/ his family this summer.

Btw, I flew AirTran to Ohio and back for a long weekend. Their 737s are super nice. Their 717s though left a lot to be desired. Overall their service was great and I'd definitely fly them again in a pinch when non-revving may not be a good idea or worth the stress.

06-17-2008, 06:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
av8rwyf Jetgirls Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 284 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	AirTran Furloughs DH heard the other day that AirTran will reduce flying hours down to 70/month in the Fall and have or will start asking for voluntary furloughs. No mandatory (sp?) furloughs yet. This may be old news...I hardly have a chance to get on the board anymore so forgive me if this is a repeat! Hang in there everyone!! __________________ Stacy DH Paden, 737 Airtran FO (ATL), DS's Jack 2/11/02 & Josh 6/4/04

06-17-2008, 12:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tallgrl98 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 119 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: AirTran Furloughs bummer - dh was just hired there and completed training last week (off of OE). I wonder how many people they need to take voluntary furlough?

06-17-2008, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
av8rwyf Jetgirls Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 284 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: AirTran Furloughs I know...you are actually the first person I thought of when he told me. Nothing is in stone yet and I believe nothing in this business until it happens. Just keep it in your thoughts as you plan. I don't know numbers but supposedly their goal is to not have any involuntary furloughs. __________________ Stacy DH Paden, 737 Airtran FO (ATL), DS's Jack 2/11/02 & Josh 6/4/04

06-18-2008, 02:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
spotty4 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Coast California Posts: 1,171 Recipes: Thanks: 8 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: AirTran Furloughs I recently spoke w/ a friend of the family who is a FedEx FO. He said FedEx is currently using AirTran's approach, rather than furloughing a bunch of pilots and keeping the remainder ultra busy. Instead this method is a sort of "share the wealth" approach. He gets his minimum hours and welcomes it as an opportunity to be at home more w/ his family this summer. Btw, I flew AirTran to Ohio and back for a long weekend. Their 737s are super nice. Their 717s though left a lot to be desired. Overall their service was great and I'd definitely fly them again in a pinch when non-revving may not be a good idea or worth the stress. __________________ http://shelleypotts.com Wedding Pictures!

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