When I was there for orientation last month we were told that the plan was to not park anything in 2012 and the board had approved money to update United 757's. They have now called over half of the United pilots and they haven't filled the 178 slots yet. They said classes will stop in late Spring and resume in September. This is assuming that there are no vacancies on the presumed January bid. This also is not making and adjustments for retirements next year. The question is when do both United and Continental start ramping up for retirements. Are 64 year olds going to start using sick time? How long to train the trainers, Continental is somewhat staffed for training but United isn't. The United recalls are going to be leaving Continental creating vacancies from both the top and the bottom of the list at the same time, something almost unprecedented at a legacy airline. With the addition of 737's and 787's, Continental could easily burn thru the remaining 1437 furloughees and have to hire off the street. I read on the United forum today that a 6/2000 hire got the call today. It will be interesting to see what the TPA announcement is. If ALPA doesn't provide relief, the company is screwed. Just my two cents.