hiring...36 more by the end of the year.
deliveries...A320's start in Feb. I think 5 next year...
No contract negotiations...new contract went into effect in march, 2007...4 years..
general mood is good...most guys like it here, some are leaving on recalls, but it's tough to beat the work rules and schedule flexibility.
Regional Flying...Lynx is a mess, probably be flying by the new year, otherwise we have republic, Horizon( for a bit), and now Expressjet (for a bit) doing the regional flying.
I commute, but the commuter policy is very generous, and living in Denver is the way to go if you can stand it! personally i need more water than mountains.
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