And NJ has been great to me! Of course we all want a raise (be stupid if we didn’t), but it’s everything I thought it would be. Upgrade times are definitely going to come down. We just had a bid for almost 60 first-time Captains, and if that doesn’t cover the remaining 15-year FO’s, they’ll definitely have the chance before the end of the year. We’re almost at minimum PIC/SIC ratio and are shooting for almost 700 new-hires next year, which should mean about 400 upgrades. Pretty lofty goals, but exciting.

What kinds of things are on the horizon at FE for recruiting/retention? Any FDP yet?