In the mail today received 1 page letter from Capt. Hogg about possible recalls in the near future. Unfortunately it came attached to 3 pages of information about a J4J "opportunity" at Republic. 7 captains and 4 F/Os at a Republic class on Nov 6th. The letter also included payrates ($57.39/hr for C/O, $35.90 for F/O - 75 hr guarantee), benefits, training pay (none for first 30 days), hotels (double occupancy in training), 2 year $15000 training contract (waived if recalled to USAir),etc. The letter also came with an updated J4J preference sheet (no longer included Midway airlines).
The interesting part of Hogg's letter was the following statement:
"...we will be sending letters to pilots in a seniority range that could possibly be eligible for recall. This notification letter will ask you of your intention to accept recall on either a Group II aircraft of the EMB190 aircraft. Once we have determined which pilots have expressed a desire to return to active status at US Airways, those pilots recalled will receive a recall package and training class assignment."
I see. Standby to standby for a letter.
If a pilot does not return this first letter (and therefore makes no preference) what will they do? The deadline for the Republic class, by the way, is midnight on Oct 17th.
As usual, the silence from the furlough administrator is deafening.
The interesting part of Hogg's letter was the following statement:
"...we will be sending letters to pilots in a seniority range that could possibly be eligible for recall. This notification letter will ask you of your intention to accept recall on either a Group II aircraft of the EMB190 aircraft. Once we have determined which pilots have expressed a desire to return to active status at US Airways, those pilots recalled will receive a recall package and training class assignment."
I see. Standby to standby for a letter.
If a pilot does not return this first letter (and therefore makes no preference) what will they do? The deadline for the Republic class, by the way, is midnight on Oct 17th.
As usual, the silence from the furlough administrator is deafening.