Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
So the unions don't want to allow an extension of retirement age, and they don't want to lower the artificially high entry barrier, so what solutions are they actually coming up with to help solve at least the current short term acute pilot shortage?
The short term is similar to airlines slashing summer schedules they could not fly. It was the prudent BUISNESS decision. Similarly, slowing growth until the labor supply catches up is the prudent thing to do. ALPA is not responsible for reckless growth and therefore should oppose the proposed solutions.