Originally Posted by
svergin
I doubt it. Much of this bidding was happening before the announcement of the new planes. I predict it doesn't change anything. We are still hiring 630 next year which is more than last year.
We're retiring about 400 pilots a year and climbing for the next few years. We're getting 14 777's. I'd say that comes close to covering the 630. I hope there's better news to come. But this news does not resemble the bullish communication from 6 months ago.