Originally Posted by flyallnite

True. We can and have run the operation much leaner in terms of overtime being the norm. Today, with the cost of healthcare and retirement accounts, it's cheaper to pay us overtime than it is to hire new bodies. As some have been saying on here, the real impetus to hiring will only come with a global economic recovery and expansion. Until then, my personal belief is that DL will just muddle along with what we've got pilot wise, even shrinking slightly to avoid having to start the hiring cycle. But at some point, the retirements kick in and they will have to begin some sort of replacement program. I don't think that will be a player for another 2 years at the very least.