Thank you KCar, makes sense!
Hours wise the rumour I keep hearing is that yes it's going to get worse before it gets better, particularly now with the Panama flight and now the IAH and DFW coming back to the 777 (although slightly offset by the transfer of the IAD to 380). But by the summer apparently we're all going to be working a leisurely 85hrs.
Quite how, I've no idea without a huge influx of newbies, but that's what I've been hearing. Place your bets.....or not in this part of the world - ooops