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Old 02-02-2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
Let's say 100 pilots are supposed to reach 65 each year for the next 5 years. All 500 of them retire tomorrow. The company doesn't replace any of them. That seems to be the case. We are shrinking. Now the remaining oldest pilot on the list isn't suppose to retire until 2017. Our steady flow of retirements just got further away. How many pilots behind you is more important than how many in front of you. I would like to see us hire before guys ahead of me retire.
I agree. But those 500 are most likely captains, and mostly widebody captains.

So unless the company draws down widebody flying, I guess shipping out 500 of the most senior guys beats a sharp stick in the eye.