Definitely not pretty the first 6-7 years...just not enough guys leaving...but after that, lots of guys every year...2020-2028 over a thousand guys a year. OF course, the merged carrier would shrink, just as NWA / DAL have with no hiring for several years, so, yes, it would not be real pretty IMHO for the first ten years - especially for bottom guys / AMR furloughees.
MANDATORY RETIREMENTS AGE 65
Year AMR DAL TOTAL
2012 – 5 9 14
2013 – 85 22 117
2014 – 103 112 215
2015 – 130 160 290
2016 – 167 238 405
2017 – 255 319 574
2018 – 331 377 708
2019 – 442 480 922
2020 – 545 552 1097
2021 – 601 672 1273
2022 – 666 814 1480
2023 – 710 877 1587
2024 – 725 828 1553
2025 – 731 819 1550
2026 – 716 721 1437
2027 – 599 624 1223
2028 – 517 508 1025
2029 – 477 514 991
2030 – 416 529 945
2031 – 437 512 949