"Friendly"pilot will be along in a moment to tell you that's fake news and WBCA will be going to new hires after we buy Delta and American.

In all honesty, I don't know anything beyond what I read in the CRUs and Flight Ops updates. Had a Flight Standards guy in the jump the other day who mentioned some WB delivery delays (old news) and some potential for reduced domestic demand in '26. I personally would be surprised if we even hired 1500 next year, but would love love love for my prediction to be wrong.