Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Not only was the number higher than expected but the demographics were not what they hoped.
this I can believe. IIRC over 1,100 VEOPers were 62 or younger and even after the VEOP we still have ~400 mandatory retirements in each 2021 and 2022.
after running the MOAD and telling all of the pilots anyone over 64 MD’d would not train, it did not make sense for many in this group to bow out early.