Originally Posted by awax

Republic Airlines (UAL CPA provider) filed for Chapter 11 today. I hope we can all offer support for our brothers and sisters at RAH as they start down an uncertain path.

Reflecting on the past 2 years, UAL now appears to have been planning for effects of a dwindling manpower pool. We've hired more pilots than needed for announced growth and attrition and now appear ready to potentially absorb some industry capacity.

Those who have been around for awhile know how quickly the industry can change, but for now it's comforting to see some longer range planning.