Pilot7576, Check my math, but I think we will see at least 100+ Captains retire in the next 18 months. The panel retirements are something of an unknown, but I guess 50-75 in the next 18 months. Seems like a lot of them are just hanging on to improve their end game and I can't blame them.
2007-08 are the peak years for retirement at UPS, it could easily end up that 300 will be needed just to cover total retirements through 2008.