Despite being an AF Times story, interesting quotes from Gen Welsh's speech at the AFA Air and Space Conference.
Concerns about retention of pilots:
“Expect airlines to start hiring at the end of this year; our rated force has options as they go out of their required period of service,” he said. “They’ve served really proudly, they’ve served exceptionally well and now they got choices to make.”
And reiterating a comment made a few months ago about dumb and outdated AFIs:
“If it doesn’t make common sense, if it doesn’t make the mission better, if it doesn’t take better care of our people, then just don’t do it and tell your boss you’re done.”
Good stuff.
Welsh at AFA