A few rumors to divert us from union drivel...
My last two trips have been with LCA types so take this with a grain of salt.
321s are on the horizon. These will tie in to getting the 320/319 fleet RNP certified. Airbus was a bit upset after we chose the 737 last time and made the RNP certification cost prohibitive.
As of last they had heard in the WB race Airbus was in the lead based on cost but there were rumblings Boeing may have mad a last minute pitch to win some or all of the order.
As for hiring it sounds like sooner rather then later.
Now back to your regularly scheduled DPA versus DALPA fight....