Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
It still doesn't make his statement not downright stupid. All the early outs have gone to the same age range, so 300 would be better than 191. As per your example, this "bump" will evaporate over 3-5 years... and to top it off, they didn't backfill beyond one layer either.
My seniority number has gone up, but I'm more junior than I was in 2008.
Except for one fact. Everyone wants to quote the ALPA number. That number depending on who put it out was 250 to 350. The official communication actually listed 250. They were targeting and expected almost all those retirements to come from pilots 63 to 65. That is what they put out. The reality is that they got 191 pilots however the biggest majority were in the age 59 to 61 bracket. I put that out earlier and it was disputed by some but others posted the exact ages and it backs up what I stated to the letter.
So ALPA was wrong in their forcast. The program actually turned out better then they expected for Delta pilots. The side benefit is all those pilots 63 to 65 who were expected to go but did not will also be leaving soon anyway. I understand that 8 pilots who retire before next June did not even take the program.