The most poignient (someone spell check that!) quote in that article:
"Low-cost airlines such as Southwest,
Virgin America and AirTran increased their pilot staffing 11.2% in 2010 over 2009, while regional carriers increased their pilot numbers by 4.9%. Major network airlines, however, saw their pilot workforce drop 1.3% last year, the bureau says."
Also look at who they talked to, ERAU and Cohen...