Anyone who applies for employment should understand why F9 is hiring. It is based on attrition only, there is no growth planned for the immediate future. We have a few pilots who are on VLOA through the end of this year and into early 2014. F9 is a good place to work but the total benefits package and QOL is no where near where it used to be. If you apply also understand there are tons of un-answered questions about the future, although the seperation from RAH is viewed a step in the right direction. Good Luck