While true about retirements, those guys aren't exactly the most productive and even SK says that he expects that. Now there's likely gonna be the next set of guys that are less productive warranting hiring/vacancies. I still see hiring coming for modest growth (1000/yr or so) but don't forget that the average pilots aren't flying the "normal LPV schedules" either. I'm guessing the company would rather run a bit lean on staffing in the near term and maybe ramp up for next summer.