Originally Posted by
Timbo
Last 'early out' count I saw showed about 39 DTW 747 Capts. leaving, and they are only replacing 20 of them....hmmm...oh, and a bunch of DTW A330 A's going too, yet zero replacements there? Yeah, I see the ATL A330's, but still it's downsizing obviously.
The way I read it was that this upcoming AE is only one of [potentially] several AEs and they are not attempting to replace all RMAs in one swoop due to training issues and early-out withdrawals. (That would be a swift kick to have your award reversed before you even got to training.)
Hopefully the next few AEs prove to be an overall net positive and reverse the trend.