Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

In a displacement they can take whatever their seniority will hold except for the 777, until we give in on that too.

Since we have more pilots than jobs, there will be a displacement. Since Delta does not desire a one sided furlough, I expect it will be a couple bids past SOC before we know what the picture looks like.

In the interim, programs like this pilot early retirement package will try to mitigate the harm.

Maybe this will take long enough that the economy comes through the other side by then (4th qtr 2010). Over the long term everyone agrees that aviation is a growth industry and Delta is well positioned.