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But seriously
He was referring to an announcement over at AA. I don’t work there, but what I gather from their forum they received a vacancy/displacement notice that included staffing assumptions through next summer. It did sound like relatively good news (compared to UA). Based on those assumptions they may not need to furlough. Assumptions eventually get replaced with facts on the ground, but for now...
Even without furloughs, the cascade of training events will create a backlog to training that will stop hiring in the best of circumstances. Look at what the retirement of the MD did.