While not bad news, is the addition of 5 not so shiny 44-50 seaters going to produce the stampede to Envoy it claims it needs ?

Considering the present overstaffing situation, it might improve the schedules though. So far Envoy has managed to scrape up and shanghai 40 pilots through the first quarter (while losing 136) with all they can think of and if the goal is 300 for the year, they are HALF of where they need to be by now.

Thus, one must ask is this simply about meeting Summer flying goals or can Envoy truly move into the future without significant contraction ?

This latest "bombshell" really hasn't altered my outlook.