Originally Posted by
C120Driver
Does anyone have any guesses of what attrition is looking like/ will look like over the next 2-4 years? Seems as though there are a lot of older guys starting at PSA recently and I don't see any reason for them to move on once they upgrade.
It doesn't work like that. Anyone who is 50 still has 15 years left. Companies are more likely to hire older guys now because there is no more company pensions for them to suck down after only paying in for a shot while. The main reason guys never left before was lack of opportunity not like of desire. Anyone who is "older" at PSA still has very little seniority compared to the airline they "stayed" at from being hired in the 20's.
Remember the guys who choose a career at a regional planed on retiring in top 5% of seniority list making $90-110 dollars per hour and got burned out of that. That's a long way from year 2 PSA Captain at $65 in bottom half of seniority. Mainline offers 2 legs a day stuffing your retirement to the max, retiring at $150-$200 dollars per hour.