It's never going to be as bad as the most negative think, nor as good as the most optimistic think. There will be hiring, it will be steady, but it's not going to clear the regionals out in 3 years like some hope. As long as our mainline brethren hold strong to scope mainline management cannot outsource more than they already do. If you want to work for mainline watch carefully what happens in the UAL/CAL merger. It will have a dramatic effect on the future of this industry. If they can get their scope down to 50 it's a major win for this career. It will set a precedent the others will follow. Be willing to fight for the betterment of this profession. If we stand by and do nothing it's our future that will be cut short.