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Old 01-25-2008 | 12:22 PM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by JetJock16
Right? This makes absolutely no sense.

NWA's short on pilots and DAL is still filling classes, so how exactly is it that you see them furloughing? It will take years for them to iron out the details and seeing that they don't overlap each other that much domestically and both have a large amount of growth on the books in international operations that cover opposite ends of the glob, I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that there will be no furloughed pilots from either camp. I’d also bet that hiring will continue although it might slow a bit while they work out those details.

Exactly, the fact of the matter is that even with a reduction in the DC9 fleet, a couple of 742's getting retired, and the age 65 thing they still need to hire.
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