Our new hire class was told 12k pilots and 1k planes by 2022. Obviously that wont happen but it seemed they were trying for it before covid et al.
we basically had/will have 800 cpts retiring since Sept 2020 through 2021. That's a lot to hire for and upgrade. Plus ETOPS on the max will be done and the Hawaii invasion will be in full force.
if they could sell tickets in forgein currency they be going into Canada and south of the border pretty hard also.
With the big boys and their widebodies sitting idle and the massive training churn they'll have for the next yr we could seriously put a dent in their near international in the next few yrs.
then come to stop expansion wise and boost the stock price before Gary exits the building.
That's what I'd do if I was king.