Last I heard, your MEC officers told the pilots they could expect Envoy to shrink to something like 110 aircraft or so. But hey, if pilots want to listen to some 4th year regional F/O who might be able to get a cub around the patch without crashing it as the yoda of Envoys flow and future, that's fine. Personally, it would be better for me if as many pilots come to Envoy as possible. AA needs feed to thrive and once we become overstaffed for awhile due to PBS and division consolidation and hiring stops (along with the flow), we'll have that many more long-term Envoy pilots to support our carrier. We NEED a stable group of pilots at Envoy. Now, it won't be as good for those that DID go to Envoy expecting unicorns, rainbows, blue skies and tailwinds and even a pony or two like your management and their chum J3 would have you believe, but it would be more pilots at Envoy and that's good for AA.

Envoy has a long and cherished history of suckering pilots to cockpits with flow promises and so why shouldn't the next generation take their place in continuing a new chapter in that classic fable, just as thousands before them did ?