Originally Posted by odog1121

He's not getting "specific," he was setting you straight. What you've talked about are two complete different things.

Having a number means you're actually on the AA seniority list, which means you always will be on that seniority list regardless of what happens to AE. That is NOT what a new hire today is getting. Think of it as, a new hire today will have an opportunity for an AA number YEARS and YEARS down the line. But there are also MANY things that could happen between now and then that could result in a newhire AE pilot today not having the opportunity to transfer in the future.

You corrected it in your latest post, but what you said earlier was beyond misleading.