luckytohaveajob
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Don't blame the industry, oil, management, or bad luck when the furloughs, downgrades, and possible pay cuts occur. The problem can clearly be blamed on SWAPA and ALPA's efforts in achieving Age 65 passage.
The retirements that are not going to occur have driven payrolls sky high, prevented upgrades from occurring, increased loss of medical insurance premiums by double, prevented mergers from occurring because of unfair advantages,ended pool hiring, and will ultimately force more restrictive medical standards, among other negatives.
What would have stopped the NWA/DAL deal if age 60 was the law of the land?NWA would not have had a concern and the deal would have been signed by now.
Look at the short term numbers lost!!!!!!!
American Airlines Retirements:
2008-457
2009-459
2010-397
2011-340
2012-329
Retirement numbers at CAL(total pilots@4897):
2008:193
2009:200
2010:190
2011:207
2012:211
Alaska...1502 pilots
2008-48
2009-43
2010-48
2011-52
2012-49
Airways retirement numbers, East and West pilot groups. Of those that were active 3/1/06:
Yr. East West
08 143 46
09 185 47
10 163 52
11 191 44
12 214 65
The retirements that are not going to occur have driven payrolls sky high, prevented upgrades from occurring, increased loss of medical insurance premiums by double, prevented mergers from occurring because of unfair advantages,ended pool hiring, and will ultimately force more restrictive medical standards, among other negatives.
What would have stopped the NWA/DAL deal if age 60 was the law of the land?NWA would not have had a concern and the deal would have been signed by now.
Look at the short term numbers lost!!!!!!!
American Airlines Retirements:
2008-457
2009-459
2010-397
2011-340
2012-329
Retirement numbers at CAL(total pilots@4897):
2008:193
2009:200
2010:190
2011:207
2012:211
Alaska...1502 pilots
2008-48
2009-43
2010-48
2011-52
2012-49
Airways retirement numbers, East and West pilot groups. Of those that were active 3/1/06:
Yr. East West
08 143 46
09 185 47
10 163 52
11 191 44
12 214 65
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