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Usairways employees, Life after layoffs
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Great artical!! It put a human touch to our situation rather than the corporate BS.
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Good article, and it does show that there are indeed other career options out there. I was also forced to make a career change after being furloughed just over a year ago.
The thing that I miss the most about the Airlines, is the amount of flexibility that we enjoyed with swaps etc. There are very few places out there that offer that option. At my current place of employment, shift trades are non existant....If you are scheduled to work, you will be there to work that day, and that shift period.
In a short amount of time, I have already missed many family functions that would not have been an issue a few years ago.
The thing that I miss the most about the Airlines, is the amount of flexibility that we enjoyed with swaps etc. There are very few places out there that offer that option. At my current place of employment, shift trades are non existant....If you are scheduled to work, you will be there to work that day, and that shift period.
In a short amount of time, I have already missed many family functions that would not have been an issue a few years ago.
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My last day was Friday. It was difficult to say goodbye to all my friends and co-workers, but a brighter future awaits me in Albuquerque. I left on my terms and am thankful all the past hardwork to increase my marketability paid off. Don't get caught being satisfied having only one skill. Economic environments continuly shift, and sooner or later it will lead to personal hardship.
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Go Frank 
Frank Schifano, a 34-year aircraft mechanic and veteran union leader, got kicked upstairs at the International Association of Machinists last month. He left US Airways as his position of 13 years as head of IAM Local 1976, Moon, to work full-time as the international union's district representative based in Phoenix.
"It's a promotion for me," said Schifano, who will keep his home in Burgettstown, Washington County.
"We fought a lot of battles. Won some and lost some. But you move on," he said, noting his mechanic co-workers scattered to other airlines or pursued training for non-aviation fields.
Frank Schifano, a 34-year aircraft mechanic and veteran union leader, got kicked upstairs at the International Association of Machinists last month. He left US Airways as his position of 13 years as head of IAM Local 1976, Moon, to work full-time as the international union's district representative based in Phoenix.
"It's a promotion for me," said Schifano, who will keep his home in Burgettstown, Washington County.
"We fought a lot of battles. Won some and lost some. But you move on," he said, noting his mechanic co-workers scattered to other airlines or pursued training for non-aviation fields.
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Eric, I've got to ask, have you checked out the fishing in ABQ?
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I was more than a little bit surprised to see Tim Baker mentioned in the article. The same Tim Baker who was, at one time, the PIT F/O rep?
That is shocking. It must be difficult for Tim - or any pilot with significant experience - to go to the bottom of the seniority list at a company like AirTran.
The corporation I work for has a significant number of furloughed pilots. I'm the sole US Airways pilot here. We also have 3 or 4 TWA furloughees, a Midwest Furloughee, a Delta furloughee, and quite a few refugees from American Eagle.
It's interesting to see where people have landed (no pun intended) and how they have gone about rebuilding their lives.
It's amusing - and just a bit sad - to me to see the regional pilots on this board and on flightinfo salivating over the possibilty of a flowthrough or mainline hiring.
Those who have not learned from history are destined to repeat it.
I hope Tim is happy at AirTran. He was a good man and, I felt, a good Captain.
That is shocking. It must be difficult for Tim - or any pilot with significant experience - to go to the bottom of the seniority list at a company like AirTran.
The corporation I work for has a significant number of furloughed pilots. I'm the sole US Airways pilot here. We also have 3 or 4 TWA furloughees, a Midwest Furloughee, a Delta furloughee, and quite a few refugees from American Eagle.
It's interesting to see where people have landed (no pun intended) and how they have gone about rebuilding their lives.
It's amusing - and just a bit sad - to me to see the regional pilots on this board and on flightinfo salivating over the possibilty of a flowthrough or mainline hiring.
Those who have not learned from history are destined to repeat it.
I hope Tim is happy at AirTran. He was a good man and, I felt, a good Captain.
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I also agree. This article did put a human side to the layoffs and early outs. I quit Oct 2001 after 21 years as a F/A. Financially I'm doing great, however I sure do miss all my friends. That is the hardest part about leaving.I hope everyone is doing great. Chris 😀
