Originally Posted by
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Not that it matters, but I'm curious why he wouldn't be able to apply like anyone else without the endorsement.
Regardless, the minimums AMF lists for the recommendation are designed more to keep a pilot around here for a certain minimum time and not so much that Allegiant requires it. And that also addresses to the "conflict of interest" question. A big part of the program is to give guys an incentive to stay here rather than jumping to the regionals as soon as they can. And so it isn't a matter of "reducing" the pilot numbers at AMF but in fact trying to keep guys here for 1-2 years longer.
I am not at AMF so you would know more than I would, but from what I understand the agreement between AMF and Allegiant stipulates that an AMF employee cannot apply to Allegiant, the company has to submit your resume to Allegiant.
To address your second statement, the guy that I am referring to has been with AMF over 4 years. Several attempts to get the ball rolling between AMF and Allegiant has failed, and he has tried since the program was announced.