Originally Posted by Lastchance2

If they can't shrink the category organically (via retirements, VD's, etc), will they trickle in a few MD's in each AE? Or, would they prefer to carry a few extra captains instead of sending out MD's? It'd probably save them a few bucks to shrink it naturally (no seat locks to break and less moves to pay for).. But then again, they're paying to train 10 new captains in this March AE.

If you were a betting man, what's the chance that we see DTW 717 close within the next 12-18 months?