That seniority number on the list is not an indication of “active pilots”. Our seniority numbers are issued once a year on July 1st, and we keep that number throughout the year. So pilots who retire after July 1st are still taking up a spot, even though the are retired. Also every pilot who took the early out is also showing on that list.

Not to mention we have 330 pilots who are showing up on that list on a leave of absence because they did not comply with the ineffective inoculation mandate that doesn’t even stop the virus from spreading.

We are probably at 12,600 actual pilots, with the early retirements and retirements since July 1st plus the 330.