"I just wonder what they're planning on..."- wrxpilot

When I interviewed last spring I asked the capt. hosting the HR. portion if they would ever consider lowering either the 100 hr. multi requirement or 1000 total time for an exceptional applicant with an internal recommendation. He was certain they never would barring an agreement with a 141 school with a special program taylored for SKW.
So... me thinks that they are simply getting while the getting is good. At some point it is gonna be impossible to get pilots with those hours. Maybe we're fat right now but if that's the choice between being desperate in 1.5 years so be it. I'll reinforce this theory with the slow upgrades, they're simply stock piling pilots.
...And they certainly have high hopes for the US Airways flying in the future.