[quote=LoudFastRules;236758]3 per month throughout most of 2008. Then it picks up to (I believe) 10 per month. . . . . . [quote]

IMHO: To get 18 pilots by July 2008 they would be into the 200-250 seniority numbers. Below 350 they might get 1 out of 10. New aircraft, and QOL will keep many pilots at Mesaba.