Originally Posted by
Skyvector
Why wouldn't it be? Our flow is not a "nice gesture" on AA's part. It's contractual. Contracts are binding and any violation comes with arbitration and gains for the pilot group. It's how we got our original flow to begin with...before flow was ever a "thing".
Furthermore, our flow is part of AA's big picture plan in regards to recruitment and career progression. We are in the very early stages of AA's plan for having new hires flow up from Envoy.
Yes, our flow will still be there. 6 years from now our pilot group will also be much smaller...which means new hires will have MANY LESS people above them. That means even faster upgrade and flow.
You have a limited contract re-opener in late 2020 (if the airline profile page is correct). Is the flow protected from being one of the items management wants to change at that time?
To make me or any other zero-121 interested, we have to see solid reasons to think a flow is semi-permanent, not just a management plan to downsize Envoy that will become a broken promise once AA likes the size of Envoy's pilot group.