Originally Posted by SpreadEagle

So after another week of working my third year as an American Eagle captain, 10 years total under the AMR umbrella. I have had to double commute to LGA/JFK, and on all four legs both to work and back...I have been in the jumpseat of mainline AA flights. Naturally the conversation of new hiring at American has come up. When mentioning the possibility of street hiring into AA I have repeatedly been told that because of American Eagle's current flow through agreement, Eagle pilots will be disqualified from the new hire process by all four of these AA captains. While somewhat disheartening, I can't possibly believe that this would be true. Nevertheless I can't help but wonder what their information or reasoning would be behind making these statements. I hope the intent is not pure malice, spite, or contempt for our pilot group. The precedent doesn't exist considering there were street hires in '99. I however will not be discouraged and continue to update my application.