Originally Posted by
Timbo
What makes you think there is going to be a clean up bid? I doubt if they were ever planning on replacing these pilots, that's why they offered the early out program to pilots in the first place, surplus pilots = no backfilling when they go.
I heard SD thought no more than 40 or 50 would take the early out offer. Obviously, that isn't the case, and the CP I talked to looked a bit worried. The staffing is down for this fall, but everything will be ramping up again for this upcoming spring and next summer.