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Old 10-17-2010, 06:27 AM
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Slow day in the hub...thought I'd pass on something that a Captain that I flew with told me. He said that there have been approximately 400 inquiries about retirement for next year. That doesn't mean that all 400 will retire, just that they're finding out about their situation and retirement standing (i.e. pay). This has to be a good thing, right?
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Old 10-17-2010, 06:39 AM
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Probably the same 400 old fellas that asked last year, right? As in they forgot. Get it? Cause they're old? Thank you, thank you.
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Inquired about mine but they said I had to wait another 20 years.
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Old 10-18-2010, 04:16 AM
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I heard the ladies at the union doing retirement briefings have gone from individual briefs to group briefings to handle the increased demand for information.
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I heard the ladies at the union doing retirement briefings have gone from individual briefs to group briefings to handle the increased demand for information.
If you read the ALPA email updates you would know this to be fact.
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I sat in on one the last Wednesday. They are 3 & 1/2 hours long and cover a bunch of really good stuff. For those who didn't/couldn't make it to Memphis, they set you up with a phone conference call, which is what I did. A number of guys present at the conference that I listened to were not planning on retirement in the next year, but a few years out. Regardless, it was very informative, and time well spent.

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That's all great, now hurry up and f-ing retire already!!!

Did they mention that if you retire at 60, your life expectancy is 72, if you retire at 65, your life expectancy is 67?
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There was more than one inquiring mind at my meeting...


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That's all great, now hurry up and f-ing retire already!!!

Did they mention that if you retire at 60, your life expectancy is 72, if you retire at 65, your life expectancy is 67?
Study Suggests Longer Life Expectancy for Retired Pilots - Human ...

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The study you quote compares age of death between airline pilots (and only one specific airline at that) who retired at age 60, to the general population of white males who retired at age 60. That's not the issue at hand. The question at hand is an age of death comparison between pilots who retire at 60 vs pilots who retire later (i.e. age 65).

A more pertinent study for THIS board would be a age of death vs retirement age study of pilots whose career has them flying back-side-of-the-clock and whipsawed circadian rhythms. AA ain't that airline, and the FSF study ain't that study.
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