No, not at all, I’m saying when you look at the number of airplanes we will have, and the resulting displacements and downgrades, the attractiveness of this airline drops even more. That being the case I think people will leave if the other airlines, pretty much all of which offer a better deal, continue hiring in large numbers.
I absolutely think the pilots who remain need to do everything possible to attain a vastly improved contract.
Upgrade times at United and Delta are in the 1 year range, American isn’t too much longer, FedEx upgrades are quick as well. I think ours will be 8-10 when all the Airbus pilots are displaced to the Boeing. I think Alaska’s “growth plan” which is actually to shrink will just hurt them more as far as attracting new hires, if they are even needed in the future, and attrition will continue.