Actually Envoy employees ride on the same level as AA employees on all Envoy and AA flights. Priority is also based on time of check in, so a new hire Envoy employee (and their spouse) could be ahead of the most senior AA employee if they checked in first.
They recently got ride of all fees for domestic flights. Jumpseat is still seniority based of course, and the policy is subject to change with the merger. But overall, Envoy has great benefits.
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