Originally Posted by Rama04

A couple things from the past week talking to the union and Chief pilot.
The delivery schedule for AA has been ramped up to 3 per month. Deliveries will be done by the end of summer. They're trying to impress AA so they can win another 10-20 airframes. Apparently they've been sold on additional airframes if compass is a reliable partner for AA. AA also wants the planes in the sky asap...
The company is actually advocating for a continued flow. They want at least the preferential interview... Keeps their longevity low and profit up. Specifically, their interview process staying with the delta style process and not watering it down like some other regionals was cited.
A year ago, applicants were only flight instructors because nobody thought they would have such movement there. Those guys don't have 1,000 hours sic yet. They spoke about the possibility of having street captains if hiring from previous 121 slows. If compass gets another 10-20 airframes, it'll be explosive.