Originally Posted by The Chow

Just a guess but I'm betting its preemptive approach for what's about to come. The majors haven't really opened the floodgates yet. If you go to the job fairs, the regionals are empty. Most people that are currently at the regionals want JetBlue or better. So if I was in recruiting, I'd want to get as many in the door now.

Add to that more Airbus planes are arriving as we speak and you have the making of a perfect storm.