From what a buddy of mine taking his SF340B+ checkride on Saturday/Sunday told me is that they are only keeping 4-8 B1900's and they're all going to the EAS flying up in Cleveland, and Billings. As we all know they're getting a few more SF340's right now, and a lot of the crews on the B1900s are being re-typed over to the SF340 as we speak. As for hiring... no idea. I just verified employment yesterday at my flight school for my buddy. Coincidence? I think not. :-)