As you can see from that link resignations way down, the last few years have averaged closer to 550 vs 313 last year. With a small number of retirements in 2025 and an excess of pilots of around 250-300 due the aircraft transferring off property one can understand the crew force needs.

The last several years we had robust hiring to keep up with attrition and fleet growth, we are in a completely different place right now and this is why there are no plans to hire for an undefined timeframe.