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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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iflyroads wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 12:00 pm
Fanblade wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 11:57 am
dd wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 11:22 am 600 surplus pilots.
Lots of reductions to seats but many were unfilled.
I don’t see anything published.
Something will be published later today.


Those numbers is what I heard as well. Over 600 surplus. Close to 1600 reductions from the last bid
After CEWS expires, Skyregional will lay off around 75%. Jazz will lay off 50% (and that may not be the end of layoffs).

600/4200 active is 14%. If these numbers are accurate then while it will be sad news for those affected it seems a relatively favourable outcome considering the circumstances.
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Haven't got anything official yet. The 600 number is from the MOU only until September.

Hoping for the best but preparing for worst news.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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rudder wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 12:19 pm
iflyroads wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 12:00 pm
Fanblade wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 11:57 am

I don’t see anything published.
Something will be published later today.


Those numbers is what I heard as well. Over 600 surplus. Close to 1600 reductions from the last bid
After CEWS expires, Skyregional will lay off around 75%. Jazz will lay off 50% (and that may not be the end of layoffs).

600/4200 active is 14%. If these numbers are accurate then while it will be sad news for those affected it seems a relatively favourable outcome considering the circumstances.
Pilots with a seniority number equal or junior to 3704 will be declared Inactive (Surplus)

As bad as that is. It’s still a relief.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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Fanblade wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 2:23 pm
rudder wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 12:19 pm
iflyroads wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 12:00 pm

Something will be published later today.


Those numbers is what I heard as well. Over 600 surplus. Close to 1600 reductions from the last bid
After CEWS expires, Skyregional will lay off around 75%. Jazz will lay off 50% (and that may not be the end of layoffs).

600/4200 active is 14%. If these numbers are accurate then while it will be sad news for those affected it seems a relatively favourable outcome considering the circumstances.
Pilots with a seniority number equal or junior to 3704 will be declared Inactive (Surplus)

As bad as that is. It’s still a relief.
That puts everyone hired beyond about August 2018 as surplus
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So, the original 675 has been reduced to 600? Or, is that 600 more over the original 675?
Is that also based on the 55 hours job sharing MOU?
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Surplus from seniority 3704 to 4499
795 surplus.
Based on 1/3 of the fleet being parked I was expecting +-1300 ...still a real heartbreaker.
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Yes but as stated previously it is only a net loss of 40 airframes or 17% of your fleet. Still crappy for those affected. I guess we will find out soon what the Express fleet plan is
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hithere wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 3:32 pm Yes but as stated previously it is only a net loss of 40 airframes or 17% of your fleet. Still crappy for those affected. I guess we will find out soon what the Express fleet plan is
correct...these layoffs pretty amount to about 17% of our pilots....massive massive amount of guys...2 months ago all guys were talking about is what position they wanted to upgrade to....it's crazy.
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Last bid was 4900+, now down to 3300 and change. That's about 1/3 of positions gone
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altiplano wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 4:05 pm Last bid was 4900+, now down to 3300 and change. That's about 1/3 of positions gone
Correct me if I’m wrong, 4900 included the 800 vacancies that were not filled.
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Whats roughly ~ date of hire of number 3704?
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August 2018
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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mbav8r wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 5:55 pm
altiplano wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 4:05 pm Last bid was 4900+, now down to 3300 and change. That's about 1/3 of positions gone
Correct me if I’m wrong, 4900 included the 800 vacancies that were not filled.
Yes, it appears that most of the reductions were unfilled jobs including those penciled in for the new FDR. Although I have not heard anything official, others on this forum claim that the air carriers have been given 18 months of relief on those. And that was about 500 to 700 positions.

With a 17% reduction in positions, in theory a 17% reduction in flying (about 14 hours/month) would keep everyone on the property or a 9% (7 hours per month) would keep 300 hundred pilots on the property. This would result in a 68 hour or 75 hour block month, respectively.

Inquiring minds would like to know if ACPA is pursuing such a work sharing arrangement. This has been done in the past to reduce the layoff numbers. I would submit that this is no ordinary recession but a unique situation in which everyone, not just the junior pilots, feel some pain. This will be interesting to watch.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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mbav8r wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 5:55 pm
altiplano wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 4:05 pm Last bid was 4900+, now down to 3300 and change. That's about 1/3 of positions gone
Correct me if I’m wrong, 4900 included the 800 vacancies that were not filled.
Right.

But lots of those positions that are gone are Captain seats... lots bumping down, losing left seat, lost activation dates, etc.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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altiplano wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 6:42 pm [quote=mbav8r post_id=<a href="tel:1115642">1115642</a> time=<a href="tel:1588726528">1588726528</a> user_id=8159]
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Last bid was 4900+, now down to 3300 and change. That's about 1/3 of positions gone
Correct me if I’m wrong, 4900 included the 800 vacancies that were not filled.
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Right.

But lots of those positions that are gone are Captain seats... lots bumping down, losing left seat, lost activation dates, etc.
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Sorry, not trying to minimize it, was trying to get my head wrapped around it. I understand YYZ was hit hardest, this situation is worse than I previously envisioned when it all started.
Trudeau has alluded to some type of airline industry package coming this week, fingers crossed, it saves some jobs.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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What’s the difference between the required pilots being 3327 and the surplus starting at 3704?
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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landshark wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 7:02 pm What’s the difference between the required pilots being 3327 and the surplus starting at 3704?



Managers, special leaves, medicals...etc, retirements too if I'm not mistaken
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Thanks
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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You guys are fortunate that your company has so many different types and no status pay or I’m sure the layoff numbers would be higher.
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Re: 79 Airplanes Retired

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For those in the know - what was the rationale behind eliminating all of the LCC 319 and WB RP positions?

Also, why the reductions on the 737?
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