The 777 LAX base isn't the greatest of news though because it sounds like its reallocation and not growth. Couple that with a very significant reduction in block hours from the vanishing DH's and that's a lot of time (and some jobs) taken out of the system. There's probably some existing 777 pilots that live in SoCal and get paid to commute, or better: paid to commute while staying at home. A lot of that is going away with this mini base if/when it happens.

I guess it was inevitable though, and hopefully the churn created with more new categories makes up for the loss of block hours, at least for a little while.