Even if it's for more than just getting the 737 up and running Willie, the deed that was signed prevents them from hiring permanent employees until such time as the deed is active and everyone in the Virgin group has had their opportunity to shuffle their chairs if they so choose. THEN, and only then, can a contractor be offered a permanent position, with a DOJ effective from the day they stopped being a contractor. And for any contract Captains, they can't retain their position as Captains beyond their contract.
Keep in mind that 80 may seem like a high number, but they still haven't gotten rid of any A320's, so they still need crew to fly the A320's while the existing crews are trained on the 737. There will be an excess of crew at some point (without taking into account any attrition), but the whole point of the contracts is so that once it's all done, then they can get rid of this excess when it's no longer needed.
So it sounds like any info you have is just to stir the pot.
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