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Originally Posted by Gunter (Post 321582)

Regardless of how we wanted the age 60 thing to turn out, it is unprofessional to treat these guys this way. I still think 65 could have passed almost 2 years ago so we were on borrowed time since then.

Being peedoff all the time is no way to go thru the rest of our careers. I say we let them be by resisting the temptation to be sore losers.

IMHO, while I wish well on all, many will not make it all the way to 65. Some will have overriding health issues. Some may just call it quits at 62 or 63. Some may not make thru training. Some may spend a year as FO and say enough is enough.

I remember someone had info on a significant number of medical retirements with the under 60 crowd. I'm betting that percentage will increase with over 60 members.

I agree with most of what you say with one exception. Whereby guys turning 60 may retire at 60, Dec31 of the year they turn 60, or 61, the guys who have been on the panel, hoping that DW would return them to the left seat, are here to stay. I just can't picture some guy plumbing for two years, checking out in the left seat then thinking it's time to go 9 months later. The more likely outcome is they stay till 65 hoping the age changes to 70. Has FH started the lawsuit yet. He's all over this age discrimination stuff.......(although he was a late convert, about 58 1/2 I'd say)

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Originally Posted by Albief15 (Post 321291)

....Look at it from the Legacy's perspective: Tons of experience for pennies on the dollar. A five year career that won't make out the pay scale. Someone almost automatically guaranteed to get through training....

This makes a ton of sense from a cost/business perspective....especially if you don't have any type of A fund.

Any company would love to legally turn over their employees every 5 yrs at the low end of the payscale --- not just airlines.

30 yrs of aviation... There is life after FedEx/aviation. Try to enjoy retirement.

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Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog (Post 321747)

The plus side is he will probably croak while still employed, leaving more $$ in the retirement funding for those of us smart enough to know how to fish!

Now you're thinking.

If the A-plan is little used, there will be little incentive for the company to try and negotiate it away.

This could be the secret plan behind optimizing.