Monday, July 14, 2008

Airline Update

As many of you know, the airlines are struggling. My company operates on contracts with several larger airlines. We are reimbursed for fuel costs shielding us from the oil turmoil to a certain extent. However, there is extreme pressure to perform as efficiently as possible to save the flag carriers money. A short time ago Frontier went into bankruptcy and canceled our company's contract. While the news impacted only 15 of our 200+ aircraft, the economy has forced our company to reduce workforce. This will not affect me in the short term since my seniority makes me virtually furlough-proof...but 10% of out pilots will be "on the street"(i.e. it aint good news). If the company tanks...well seniority means little then...I don't expect that.

Our CEO has done a great job building this company from nothing and should see us through, but no one knows what the future holds. Just a short note to let those curious in on the scoop.

www.rjet.com


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Praying for all the families involved. Praying yours won't be one of them.