Originally Posted by
Andy
The training pipeline was shut down. What you are describing, more furloughs than anticipated retirements, is due to shutting down the training pipeline.
How many pilot man years do you think it takes to fill a training pipeline with both students and instructors that needs to account for four training events per retiree times 250 retirees per year?
Exactly, the training pipeline was shut down because due to the change of the retirement age there was no longer a need to hire replacements; before UAL can furlough they must first hire. The only thing man power planning cares about is the number of pilots required to fly the schedule. UAL is not a flying club nor should they be expected to run a jobs program for instructors and unemployed pilots.