Does our "opionion" matter?

Based on company projections end of 2015 we will have 1300 pilots based on attrition with a total of 16 downgrades and 50 upgrades making a total of 34 upgrades total for the year. So basically a slow year for anyone in the bottom half if you stick around. If all 200's are gone by end of 2015 we will be at 16 pilots per aircraft...sounds like plenty to keep the operation going and no need to hire aggressively.

Why furlough and pay unemployment when people will actually leave? And you can staff the current business model. Plenty of staff, very flexible terms for DAL as far as moving crews around and streamline expenses hence the overlap and synergies within both companies. Therefore:

DAL = WIN
Pilots = LOSE

END OF STORY....