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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.
I think this is the reason Boeing stock is back up today. Boeing has a decade backlog and Airbus 12 years. Any airline that cancels deliveries will be stuck with what they have, in the business world, for an eternity.