Originally Posted by
KrustyF15
On a final note, if you are alluding to potential or even likely downturn in the economy a-la the 2007/8 trifecta of bad sh!t happening, then all bets may certainly be off. I still don’t think it will get as bad as it was ten years ago though; First, there’s not any more three place cockpits they can make two place. And second, it likely wouldn’t last as long... they aren’t talking of raising the age to 70 - only 67 for now...
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Didn't mean to convey gloom and doom, just that even in good times there are peaks and valleys. Make hay when the sun shines. I think things are good. Almost 1000 a year at Delta for three years was a once every two or three decade surge. We've hired what--25% in a few years here at FedEx? Awesome! Just don't look at that as "normal"... My point is I am just seeing the hiring at other places come off the accelerator a bit. That point was about guys deciding to upgrade or not--not about leverage, or the retirement issues.