Attrition is still "high" for us, but has slowed noticeably the last couple of weeks. I suspect that will be the status quo through the holidays. I believe it will pick up again slightly in the new year. We have lost 200ish pilots so far. Mid-November seniority list shows 784 total pilots with 220 on furlough. That is down from 980 at our high September of 2005. I have heard that in the neighborhood of 90 of the furloughs are gone but names still remain on the list...bookeeping hasn't caught up yet.

So, yes, if we do get 36 additional aircraft coming next year, there will be the need to hire in the neighborhood of 200-250 pilots to staff back to the required levels in my estimation. (We will be a little leaner due to the implementation of PBS in 2008.)