bafanguy ....a quote from the article you posted...... 'Over the next decade, around half of Delta’s current pilot workforce will reach the age of mandatory retirement, says Brent Knoblauch, 717 first officer and pilot outreach manager for Delta’s campus programs'
I keep hearing the same quote again and again. First heard it in late 2016 then lots in 2017 and 18. What I find interesting is that people keep saying 'decade' instead of quoting the origional data point correctly (that boeing report) which actually meant by 2027 (?) half of the workforce will retire.
My point is its not the next decade anymore..... Its in the next 7.5 years!