Originally Posted by
sailingfun
If we signed a 5 year extension to the current contract with no changes at all I bet attrition at Delta would still be less then 2 digits. Guys talk a big game about leaving. They never do.
I was still editing that post.
The pain will be felt at the middle - upper seniority levels as Captains get displaced. They surely aren't going anywhere. I agree with your assertion ... and for the junior guys ... who cares? They will be replaced by other junior pilots in the bat of an eye.
There is another form of attrition, medical. 80% or more of health is in a person's mind.