Originally Posted by eaglefly

No.

Once they're done with recall attempts for those furloughed (November ?), then about 250 Eagle pilots already with AA numbers are eligible, although some will pass. Plan on late spring/early summer befor they are exhausted and new-hires MAY be needed.

At that point there is supposedly a group of 800 or so at Eagle pilots that get 50% of any new-hire class, so there still should be hiring off the street next summer at AA, but how many is the question. For the next few years, retirements are modest and the new flight/duty regs will not require that many more pilots if a new contract has the additional flying/per pilot it's expected to have. The new agreement that supposedly gives all Eagle pilots a shot at AA (35% max/class though), is so full of holes, it's probably worthless.

I'd expect an application window sometime around Febreuary of next year, but that's a SWAG.