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Hi Joseph,

I stand by what I said. But it's good to have some skepticism about a pilot shortage. It's been parroted for years by industry experts and hasn't quite happened yet. But the combined duty time regulations that will require more pilots (Delta claims just a few hundred would be needed, AA says 2,300 for them) and the 1,500 hour rule, and you can see how the market will dry up rather quickly.

Until then, airlines, especially the regionals, may try to pick up as many as they can before the rule goes into effect.

NetJets is becoming quite a destination in itself. I have a few friends there who have no desire to fly for the major airlines. In fact, one good friend of mine retired at 50 years old from AA to work at NetJets.

See my comment below for a clarification of the furlough numbers at AA.

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