Before I get ripped apart for asking about a rumor I just want to state that I am fully aware of the state of our economy, how most rumors tend to not be true... etc, etc. However, I want to bring this to the attention of others on what I heard today, and maybe someone else has some more information..:
I had a friend who attended the FA interview 2 days ago. ST was there from HR and specified that they are now hiring 50 FA's for MSP, 30 for Detroit, and 30 for Memphis due to the fact that 'additional aircraft will be arriving on property.' She went to further state that during the presentation, ST mentioned that 'the pilots' had agreed to accept additional aircraft and that the orders will be/are placed (She couldn't remember the exact phraseology) and that they are hiring for those aircraft. In regards to when, how many, etc, they did not mention during the process.
I try to keep up with the information in regards to scope with DAL, news at XJ, etc and I found it weird that they specifically mentioned 'the pilots' had approved the acceptance of these additional aircraft. Didn't something just change in regards to DAL being able to put 20 more aircraft with 77 seats on the line, contingent upon a no furlough clause in there contract?
I feel it is also important to mention that my friend is not the type to make up stuff, exaggerate, etc. If anything maybe she just misunderstood what HR was passing along to them. I also want to make it clear that I was not there and I am simply passing along what was mentioned to me.