Originally Posted by
madman moe
Not saying you're wrong, but haven't I read somewhere that they said they're anticipating something like 700 new hires in '08?
That sounds about right to me. (30/mo attrition = 360 pilots per year plus the growth from 2100 to 2300 = 200 pilots) That's 560 pilots. If attrition spikes to 40/mo then you get 680 pilots. I'm sticking to the 2-3 year estimate(hedging towards 3).