Originally Posted by I hate cats
Do you understand this graph?
Your graph is just one biased way of measuring something we all see differently. You've drawn it by comparing pilot age at each company. So you're older for your seniority and the seats you occupy, we're all sorry for you. It doesn't make your graph a smoking gun to support your case.
To take the point to a ridiculous extreme- what if we merged with a group of 59-yr-old Dash 8 captains? They could draw the above graph with a greater amplitude. Big deal. What really counts are the jobs you bring to the picnic, and you guys brought about 500 sandwiches and 1200 appetites.