Originally Posted by
tripled
drill baby drill?
closer to topic. I’m interested in contrasting the market sentiment today with the sentiment in September or October of this year, followed by the sentiment this time next year. I wonder if DAL will be hiring then.
Nothing but my gut feeling, but I think hiring will generally be a lot more measured going forward, even if the economy booms in the next year (which I think it will). The airline is right-sized to maximize the premium travel market. I think we’ll see even more catering to HVC and business travel with accelerated retiring of our aging fleets (ERs, maybe 717s). The impending downturn will likely open up aircraft delivery spots/opportunities for more 320/330NEOs and 350s at low prices which Delta could move on.
I don’t know when we’ll see the 737 MAXs.