Keep in mind that as the mainline expands they are hiring in very low cost employees in every division. No retirements and low wages for many years. A growing airline can support increases because of the net employee costs relative to revenue drop with new hires. SWA lived off that concept for 25 years. Once the magic chain was broken and they stopped growing employee costs soared. In addition headcount is growing slower relative to revenue as many departments increase productivity.
Expect the company opener to focus heavily on that concept with the pilot group also. Don't buy into forum hysteria that is sure to come but keep a sharp eye on jobs. Money is not everything. In the past DALPA's estimates of jobs lost or gained have proven to be very accurate. There will be contractual changes that effect jobs but there is no reason to have a net job loss when everything is tallied in this contract. We gave enough in jobs in the past.