Originally Posted by
capncrunch
The 1000 pilots was managements guess at a worst case scenario. It is also why DCC was the same day as DOJ approval, this was very calculated on their part. They caught a bunch of our pilots with their pants down. At this point some will need to stay to cover the downgrade in health benefits and an upgrade in costs.
It's a math problem. A really senior guy got $50,000 in equity at today's prices (all tax sheltered). The increase in premiums over NWA for he and a spouse if retired at 60 is far less than that.
It's not a reason for most. It might have been a reason for somebody like Carl who should retire at 52.
