Cadet's rumours have validity. Some of these forces are causing the company to rethink their short and long strategies.
1. We need to replace pilots-hire more. Plan 1-1 ratio maybe 1-1.25 to help staffing out. I think staffing will always be thinner than we prefer.

2. We need the regionals to do their part but try can't. This is good because we now have to figure out what to do. Buy 90-115 seats on the used market. Great idea of there are some to buy and the PRICE we want. Fiscally conservative is an understatement here right now. The other option is to lose market/flying to competitors. Ahh LONG-TERM cost/benefits really needs to be in mgmt's head. Delta is pressing is on this so we may spend more on used jets and still make a profit eventually.

3. The big brains figure we now maybe at a turning point with this merger for better success and we need to capitalize and, I dare say, grow.