Hey, we all make mistakes. I just recall one year recently though they said they wanted 600 (or some similar number) and only got about 105. It drew a lot of ridicule on EL. Times are MUCH tougher now and I'd like to see the required number of pilots "brought on", I just don't see that happening. Not unless serious poaching occurs that is consistant. Envoy and Mason have been in full court press for months now about the happy dance conga line Envoy is and will be, but 20+/month ain't gonna feed the Bulldog, at least IMO.

It all goes to my assertion that Envoy want to cleanse the remaining 824 to get out from that constraint and then consolidation or alteration of WO's will occur with uniform flow provisions based on seniority which will be determined by SLI arbitration (at least hopefully depending on the method of consolidation for Envoy). Thus, an Envoy new-hire might do better or worse then pilot X at another WO depending on the result if that equation, but to put any real weight about what will happen 2, 4 or 6 years out is a recipe for disappointment.

I realize this position is enraging to some at Envoy.