Originally Posted by
Willy
After the dust settles from the excess bid closing 5 Jun, management will know where all the bodies lie and the associated costs. We will still be overmanned by 300-500 pilots. What are the chances the company will offer retirement incentive packages to the over 60 crowd? This is the most costly group in terms of pay rate and vacation, while typically the least productive when you consider sick leave and earned time off. It seems there could be a package that is a win-win situation for the company, the geezers
, and the rest of the pilot group.
Is this a possibility or am I just dreaming?
Something that you are overlooking is that most of these guys don't want to retire, period! I talked with one of the geezers in training to come back to the front seat and he said he enjoyed it and did not want to retire. I guess it's fly till u die with some of these guys.