Originally Posted by Blackhawk

What comes first, the chicken or the egg? No new FOs, no new aircraft. No new aircraft and a promise of lowered upgrade times no new FOs.
Can’t get staffing unless there is a commitment from the legacy on a future. Look at what was happening with Endeavor or Envoy/Eagle before. Both were having major staffing issues a few years ago until their major partners made commitments to their futures. Once that was evident staffing improved, to the point that Endeavor now has a long wait for class dates.
Much of the staffing issue at xjt would have taken care of itself with a real commitment by UAL to future growth.