I just read a post here in the forums about the regionals lowering mins and what was next on the horizon. Does anyone have any inputs on what this will mean in let's say, about 10 years from now (economy, the price of oil, age 65 rule, etc notwithstanding)? It seems right now as far as hiring is concerned that the "block iz hot" but how long will this last?

I'm on active duty for 5 more years, would love to be in a position to work the whole aviation career issue but the military has a brutha unavoidably detained at the moment, and time in additon to luck never seems to be on my side.

Emirates? 150 brand new airplanes!? I think they're A380s, 777s, and maybe a few 747-8s, I think.

Thanks.

HerkFCC