Why would I give up on a position that could potentially help me during the SLI? You're saying I'm miserable and that I want to downgrade it's not the case. I just say things you don't like to hear and you are extremely reactive. You should really consider chilling out a bit. Why so fiesty?

I wasn't able to catch the Q3 call but during the Q2 call managment told us no hiring until Q4 2025. That was before the Boeing strike and while I don't like it Boeing has only delivered 1 MAX aircraft this month total for all airlines. Nearly all of Boeing MAX suppliers have furloughed or laid off employees. Even if the vote Wednesday at BA brings workers back it will take months to get production back on track. With the FAA doubling down on production rate reduction on top of all of the other issues. It's hardly a strech to say that Q4 2025 there wont be any hiring either. It's 3 months difference and the BA strike has created at least that much delay on production.

We simply can not get aircraft. We were supposed to get 5 additional aircraft by the years end and I doubt that will happen. Not to mention the 15 next year. We will likely continue to get rid of the early 900s. The math backs all this up. We have the same size fleet today in 2024 as we did on the same day in 2019. It's misleading to anyone who would like to get hired at AS to say we are growing because we simply are not. Not by tails and new hires will be forced into a lot more redeyes than even now if we "grow" via aircraft utilization.

You never know, if that back side of the clock utilization gets bad enough you may be correct about having to hire for attrition. Being at the bottom of the list and covering a never ending supply of red eye trips is exhausting. It's a shame nothing could be done for the mostly junior pilots who are forced into these trips. Like a red eye override. We'll get them next time?