What I've heard through my dad, who's already in the buisness with SAS here in sweden, is that SAS will need about 100 pilots per year for the next five yrs. I'm not shure if this is supposed to make me happy or not as I believe that they're looking for type-rated pilots. Rumour has it that this is the situation for many of the major airlines in europe. However, it's a different view to this subject if you're already an active commercial pilot. Many of my friends have not been successful in getting a job, eventhough there's a claimed pilot shortage. I don't quite know what to believe!
good luck all!/lns