Originally Posted by
motormadness
I can't believe the union negotiated in favor of writing that into the MOU. But they know they have to buy 7,000 of them between all 3 groups and we all know the reality is all 3 sides will shrink. Yeah, they could just give the device to your replacement, but that's the thing, as people leave for the most part, they don't need new FO's. They'll be left holding a tablet that was obsolete before they even purchased them and nobody who will need to use it. It's probably also a cheap, desperate attempt to slow attrition too.
It absolutely is being used to slow attrition. Why else put out an LOA and hype EFB's 4 months before they expect them to rollout?