Originally Posted by dalad

Nope, we were hiring 100 a month in early 2000. We had announced a halt in hiring just prior to 9/11 as the economy was starting to soften. Furloughs didn't start until early 2012 if I recall. There were contractual limitations, maybe some of the victims of "Force Manure" can enlighten us. I just flew with a 2001 hire yesterday.