Originally Posted by
727C47
word on the street,bars,and back alleys is that motherD may hire up to 300 if that Saudi MadDog deal goes down,any truth,or is it just the usual "friend of a friend ,of a friend" fancy ?
Given the way these things usually progress, if it happens, it will be a long, drawn-out process. The negotiations take forever; then, when we finally get the airplanes, they require more maintenance than expected to get them ready for the line.
We may hire, but it will, in all likelihood, be to cover next year's spring/summer schedule. We already have a large enough fleet (considering underutilized and mothballed aircraft) to expand our schedule considerably.