Well I would generally agree that this winter is going be to hard but on the other hand I keep hearing from a variety of Captain's that their airline has rumours of recruiting again within the next 6 months. Seems to be a stark contrast between what I and many of us believe will happen and what I hear is rumoured to be happening later in the year. Rumours are just rumours but they must have started somewhere at management level. I think you could toss a coin at the moment, it could go one way or the other.