Originally Posted by eaglefly

In both cases then, Envoy shrinks and a shrinking Envoy isn't going to support the flow projections made by Wilson unless the plan is to shrink Envoy out of existence. With the present trickle of new-hires, Envoy can neither support an upgrade mill at 14.7/month for the next 18 months (a fairly slow mill), nor flow 30 pilots/month to AA.

Either Envoy hires upwards of 50 pilots/month to cover 30 flows to AA and outside attrition or Envoy withers on the vine into extinction. Envoy can't flow everyone over to AA as a shrinking airline and still function below a certain number of aircraft. That would mean Envoy eventually shrinks to 40, then 10 then down to a 5 aircraft airline, etc. Considering AA's Airbus delivery deferment announcement, your E-175 options just vaporized. It seems clear that AAG is making its moves without consideration as to your managements claims and there is a clear disconnect between the two. It's understandable your management is desperately trying to paint Envoy with pretty colors to give the impression of viability, but in reality, it appears AAG isn't spending any time at the Envoy gallery admiring the art. The moves AAG is presently making don't support the claims Envoy management is making. I'm sorry. I certainly hope something changes for the sake of those (well, MOST of those) presently there, but so far that has yet to happen.