UAL and Inc dithered too long. It will take a massive amount of recruiting to right this ship. I remember a year ago management bragging that we would be overstaffed for the flying they anticipated. Once again, they thought this was 2012 and pilots would hang out here in the hopes of getting a crumb. Now, we will be down to less than 200 LASA pilots left and they will all be needed to staff the CRJ ORD flying. Many of them will probably retire instead and have been holding out in hopes of getting the TYS base. The bonuses mentioned ($40K), may help. UAL purchasing us may help current employee morale but will do nothing to attract fresh blood without an upgraded CCP or flow, and I just don't see that happening until there is a crisis. That's how UAL rolls.
On the good side, upgrade times will probably be cut in half. Anyone hired will be flying their tail off.