I can't recall what forum I posted this on..
But the ABS published an occassional paper on demographics and workplace aging...
Fascinating reading and has been coming for the last 40 years..Claims to the contrary that companies haven't seen it coming are crap....
The problem for Dixon/Oldmeadow and even Mannering are that they are part of the aging workforce...Dare I say it yesterday's men.
Guys are leaving QF, not only Captains. Friends of mine in the S/O ranks have had collegaues depart who were S/O's. That rarely if ever happened in the past. It was only a year or so ago when Bogetti claimed the pilot shortage wouldn't affect Q.