The critical mistake on this displacement IMO was the closing of the 7ER bases in DTW, MSP, and SLC. That alone entailed about 650 pilots being displaced probably most of whom wanted to stay in base and not chase the airplane. Those 650 displacements probably had about a four fold multiplier effect resulting in at least 2500 training events right there.

Next question for the town hall teleconference: Who’s really running the show?