Southwest will begin pilot recruitment in January, they then expect to run a number of classes up until April. It's nice to see at least one airline getting back to normal. smurf. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RT Simpson" <BraniffIntl@aol.com> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 11:46 PM Subject: Two Down, 17 To Go! > After the events of 9/11, Southwest Airlines was the only major carrier not > to cut their flight frequencies and layoff employees. However they decided > to defer 2002 deliveries of B737-700's until business and the economy picked > up. Guess what? Two of the NG's won't be wintering in the desert, but will > be delivered to LUV for added capacity along the east coast in February '02. > My guess is the other 17 won't sit out the rest of the year either as the > Airline Industry is beginning to see signs of life. In fact even Gordon "The > Sky Is Falling" Bethune has predicted his carrier will make money in Q2 '02! > Today's news certainly will make it a merrier Christmas! > > RT Simpson > Phoenix > Feliz Navidad desde el desierto >