Originally Posted by
GPullR
Those delivery planes were already in the forecast before the 4% capacity cut.
Bet you a beer or two we stop hiring very soon until there's some type of stability in this crazy economy.
It was clarified on the call today. Its not "4%". Its 2% of "narrowbody domestic flying" throughout the year. Which is less than 1% of all flying. Certainly even with this they will have to hire to cover retirements and upgrades.
We currently have 1,018 planes and will have 1,048 by the end of the year, including the planes being retired and new deliveries, 7 of which are 787s. I'd be shocked if we weren't hiring pilots in the fall.