They will NOT. Do people even think before they post, or do they just spew whatever dire situation supports their personal "sky falling" scenario?

If anybody has been paying the least attention:

*We are going to continue to lose aircraft.

*We are going to continue to lose pilots.

*We are going to continue to shrink.

We have been given a temporary reprieve because we have enough pilots on the property to pick up the flying that the alter-Eagles have been doing such a poor job of completing. We have 60 hour lines because we are overstaffed. We are going to continue to lose existing aircraft at a greater rate than acquire the new 175's.

Upgrades don't need to match the flow rate. Hiring does not need to match attrition or upgrades. There is no requirement that these numbers match.

Currently, we are fine on staffing, and will be for a little while. We are so fine that they can afford the lousy schedules that pay us guarantee, because they know they need the bodies they have for upgrades and attrition.


However...

The company is an idiot if it doesn't start upgrades to meet the projected needs at the point we are "right sized". Hiring should also be prioritized, but we all know that's an issue for all regional airlines. People hired now stand the best chance of hitting this mythical 2.5/6 mark the company projects. Not the people who have been here for a year, not likely the people that are hired in two or three years.

Get over the hyperbole.