I don't agree at all. The turnaround has been slow (almost non-existant on CRJ side) because no majors are actively hiring yet. I'm from ERJ side, IAH FO, and the overwhelming majority of people I talk to are actively trying to leave. Yes, there are lifers here, but I wouldn't say it's 30% of the total pilot group. In IAH maybe there are, it's the most senior CA base and a lot of them are too comfortable, some too old to move on. Still, I wouldn't say 30%. ORD, EWR are big bases and I don't think there are more then 5-10% of lifers there. I spent 1 year in ORD and flew only with 2 CAs that openly admitted they were not interested in leaving if a chance arose. I haven't yet found an FO to claim that. I don't have any statistics to back it up, I'm just saying what I see on the line. I also know quite a number of CAs who had class dates with Continental back in 2008 that were cancelled and they all are getting a chance to come back. I know many will take the opportunity and they'll be in the first classes starting next month (United is hiring 48 a month indefinitely starting in November). I don't know too much sbout the CRJ side so please don't "slaughter" me for a bit of optimism.