Originally Posted by
Scoop
From the Managing Director of Flight Ops via the LAX road show:
Q: When will pilot hiring begin? A: Not until toward the end of next year, but once it starts it will continue for 15 years.
Hmmmm - seems I heard this before, but better than bad news.
Scoop - Thanks to all the Veterans out there! 
He probably meant that it will be towards the end of next year before they tell us again that hiring is only a year away.