- As stated earlier, Second year pay is at ~64
- Third year ~73
- Tentative new hire/upgrade plans for 08- 3 classes of 6, 6, and 8 (20 total) and 1 upgrade class of 6.
- We have the best fuel burn in the industry for the Airbus, and a CASM near the bottom. New CEO is well regarded in the company, and his stated goal is to "extend the runway," that is, do EVERYTHING possible to extend the amount of time we can survive until the "shakeout," which is inevitable with fuel as it is (mergers, capacity reductions, etc). Hints that there is an ongoing search for more code-share type agreements with other airlines (like we have with Airtran).
- Our most profitable routes are the routes we share with Southwest. Odd I know, but that's what they're saying. Southwest is not killing us, but fuel and the slow start-up to Lynx (which is doing much better now) have.

Some say that holding out as long as possible is no plan, but what else can be done? A risky time to come here, but I know I'll never find a better group of people to work with than at F9.