What Oct AE? SD's letter Monday stated an AE the END of this year or EARLY next year. Sounds to me it will be a other disappointing small ONE AE, with NO hiring. They can staff the 900's with the overages we are carrying and the 717's with the drawdown of the dc9. I'm a half FULL glass kinda guy, but with the economy overshadowing everything....looks dim for hiring until 2014.