Things are slowly turning around a little bit, at least a few places are actually hiring again.... As far as the majors go they have still lots millions and millions of dollars this year and as recently as a couple months ago were still furloughing people to my knowledge. It will be a long while before all the furloughs are called back as regionals are taking over more and more of the majors smaller routes.... I have heard it could take anywhere from 5-10 years before the majors see enough $$$ recovery, growth and demand to have recalled all the furloughs and start hiring again.... Now is a good time to get on with some regionals though, skywest will probably be doing some hiring after the new year or mid 2004. Unfortunately though the majors still have a lot of recovering to do. This is all assuming no major things happen and screw everything up..