I had a chat with a management Pilot the other day. At this stage they want a 'pool' of suitable guys for the new year. I understand the way in which the Airline runs is based on Tour ops requirements. Lets say over the next month (crucial time) sales for package holidays snowball (excuse pun) for next summer due to the cold weather, tour ops may approach the Airline asking for another jet to be based at place 'x' or they may say we need an extra Sanford rotation on a Saturday. The Airline are very flexible in that they will move the Aircraft around bases to fill in gaps and increase capacity as is needed. So you may presume they just ave no clue what is in the pipeline but suspect a need for crews at short notice and it is much better to have these guys primed and ready to go. Incidently bookings are prticularly bouyant at present.
From the gist I got its a bit wait and see into the new year