Situation A: "Economics" dictates the shedding of 1000 pilots. 250 are about to leave off the top of the list due to age 60 rule, thus 750 pilot are cut from the bottom.

Situation B: "Economics" again dictates the shedding of 1000 pilots. No pilots are due to leave since they change the retirement age to 65, thus 1000 pilots are cut from the bottom.

So let me ask you this: did the age 65 rule change cause, or only "identify," the furlough of those extra 250 pilots?