Delta parking A220's due to furloughs

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10-01-2020, 06:42 AM

NeverFlexTO

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Delta parking A220's due to furloughs

It's begun...

Seems like this is going to cost way more money than just keeping the 1941 pilots on and current...

Multiple scheduled A220-100's to go to SBD today for storage

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10-01-2020, 06:45 AM

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They are parking 220s due to current staffing. They received 10 220s in Sept including 4 220-300s. Crazy backlog of training. If they furlough entire fleet aside from maybe 5 airplanes would have to be parked.

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10-01-2020, 06:56 AM

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but aren't 80% of the FO's on the 220 in the 1941? And why are they not just parking the ones from the factory not pulling them off the line?

10-01-2020, 06:58 AM

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Its not about cost savings anymore. It’s corporate refusal to pay their most expensive employees to stay home with pay. They just won’t do it no matter how much cheaper it would be.

10-01-2020, 06:58 AM

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Well the 717s are off for MKE aswell.

10-01-2020, 07:05 AM

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but aren't 80% of the FO's on the 220 in the 1941? And why are they not just parking the ones from the factory not pulling them off the line?

My guess is they are parking 100s to be able to staff for the 300 launch

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10-01-2020, 07:05 AM

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Weather and staffing on the '08's with trip7!

10-01-2020, 07:20 AM

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They announced back in late June they would need to park 220’s until training caught up. They will increase the block hours in other fleets. No net loss of flying.

10-01-2020, 07:27 AM

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I'm guessing another displacement bid in January to reflect the new fleet plan going forward. Ie say by to some 717, 75/76 spots. That will then push the group down and then they can staff to bring back the A220 for summer next year.
Especially if we end up furloughing since FM will already be in effect say by by to scope and I forsee an uptick in JV flying while we resize.

10-01-2020, 08:08 AM

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They announced back in late June they would need to park 220’s until training caught up. They will increase the block hours in other fleets. No net loss of flying.

I’m not paying too close of attention but since they reinstated a ton of people back to their previous positions is the training pipe line even full for the 220? I looked at the bottom of the list and to keep the 220 staffed it looked like they needed to displace into the 220 but decided not to do that. I don’t see how training ever gets caught up when they literally have no one planned on flying the thing next summer if they actually furlough.