Originally Posted by QuagmireGiggity

The flow could of course get derailed but if that happens no one is going to be getting street hire slots either.
The big difference between now and 1999 is the age of mainline pilots.
If a new pilot is at all interested in AA I think it's the place to go.
At 360 per year a person will move up 1000 numbers in 3 years. You would be in upgrade territory looking at a job at any major with the ticket to AA in your back pocket. Also plenty of people lately getting straight in street hire from envoy to AA with no special connections or PIC. They are simply making the effort while many don't.