Eventually there will unbelievable hiring at a newly combined US/AA. US East has all old pilots. Within 7 years, most will be gone. AA has very old Captains and very old FOs. When the B Scale was in effect back in the 80s at AA, the military guys wouldn't touch it, so AA hired a lot of younger civilian pilots. After the B-Scale went away, the older military pilots reapplied, and now they are just as old as the Captains. So, they will both retire together, leaving a huge gap for hiring. It may take 7 years, but eventually there will be huge numbers for hiring.