Yes, go read it very carefully. It was written by a lawyer and there are large holes in the numbers. That SD felt the need to even address the issue shows there is a problem.

There used to be a three to six-month poolie delay. In order to fill the holes in the classes created by post interview decliners, they are offering to move up start dates to all who can take them. The poolie delay is reportedly down to three weeks.

SF, I realize the pool will shrink with increased class size and frequency. We are running at red line and there is pressure on the new hire numbers. The question is how deep does the problem go? I suspect it's deeper than we believe.

The solutions lay entirely within Management's scope of responsibility. They can easily settle the contract and improve working conditions for new hires. The one problem that is out of their control, but entirely self-induced is the narrow body/wide body fleet mix. That won't go away.

Once new hires are on the property, fully trained and the glitter begins to wear off, you will see quite a few will quietly disappear to work elsewhere.

I am a senior wide-body captain. There are rumors of developing plans for poaching of our international captains. If those come to fruition, I'll seriously look into it. There is no reason to stay here if there is something better.