Airline Has Re-evaluated The Number Of Pilots It Will Need
American Airlines told its pilots on Friday that it would not
need to impose mandatory furloughs in April as it had previously
thought. The airline cited a higher than expected attrition rate as
the reason 175 pilots would not be let go in two weeks.
Multiple media sources including the Dallas Morning News report
that an e-mail was sent out by American Chief Pilot Mark Hetterman
Friday morning. "While those that volunteered for the Furlough
Mitigation Program for April won't be needed, I want to thank each
of them for their willingness to step up to the plate on behalf of
their fellow pilots. It is truly a testament to the character of
our pilot corp," he said in the e-mail.
The Allied Pilots Association shared the news with a broader
audience through its website Friday. "Management informed
Negotiating Committee Chairman First Officer Neil Roghair this
(Friday) morning that they have decided to cancel the furloughs
that had been scheduled for April 1. First Officer Roghair reports
that the reasons management gave for rethinking the April 1
furloughs are 'an uptick in interest in retirements and the level
of interest in the February 28 furlough mitigation," the message
said.
Dallas television station WFAA reports that 78 American Airlines
pilots were furloughed on February 28th. American reports its seat
capacity for the first two months of this year is down 3.4 percent
compared to January and February last year.
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