Originally Posted by Razorback flyer

Well, Here’s the actual retirement numbers for DAL (Sorry, don’t have any numbers for pre-merger.)
2009: 203
2010: 156
2011: 259
Total, 2009 – 2011: 618
(Notes: the 215 that were part of the early first early retirement program were spread between 2009 and 2010. All of the retirements from the second program left in 2011.)
　
Our Retirement and insurance committee put out some data about a year ago on projected retirements and actual behavior of over age 60 pilots. The projections were that roughly 45% would retire before 65, and 55% would stay until 65. The hard data reflected that. At the time, the oldest pilots were 63, and slightly over 40% of them had already retired or gone on LTD. So, if anything their projections seem a little conservative.