As far as this bid goes it seems very discouraging for new hires: For the near future there appears to be little to no growth. The only hiring is to cover the unprecedented attrition, which is arguably a symptom of how the pilot group is currently being treated. If senior FOs decide to upgrade the 4-5 year upgrade will be a thing of the past. Since the number of new captains will really only be 4 for the next year. If the downgraded Seattle captains get their position back. Perhaps the attrition will even surpass 169 pilots for the year and would outpace the highest estimate of forecast hiring.