Originally Posted by RJDriver900

I didn't know that part of the deal. Still that's only the option of up to 10 for this year. So even if they did reduce it by 10 and give it to us we are still a smaller airline and fleet since we got rid of 19 deuces. Then if they do the other 10 aircraft that's through 2023. So again if we get all those aircraft we will be back to the size we were 2019 levels airframe wise end of 2023 (technically a gain of 1 aircraft).

I would like to be hopeful and optimistic but hiring just doesn't make sense. They went worst case scenario with all the furloughs and it was all doom and gloom in October. Travel is still dismal like it was back then with the occasional jump due to holidays. Yes I understand the vaccine rolled out but even that hasn't gone according to plan. So again I'm not angry we are hiring I just don't see how it makes any sense. It's like they are going all in on a bet and hoping it pays off with the cash burn that is taking place at American. If they go all in and we still see 30-40% of travelers all year then what...

All this taking place with talks of PBS that would make us more efficient and require less pilots if it passes...