Originally Posted by Podracer

HAH! That's actually the number that I originally typed, but then I went back to my United friends text and saw 28,000. 18,000 is still incredible though. It seems too good to be true? Every airline is saying they all are planning on "growth", but they cant all grow significantly at the same time. I know they want are growing the fleet, but where is the growth in routes and passengers going to come from?

Also, interesting to hear that my outside impression of the general culture is fairly correct! Thanks again!