Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
I'm siding with Dunkin on this one: Between PSA and PDT, there were 6 new hires. Our language says 50% of new hire classes. We should have flowed 6 minimum this month and we flowed ZERO. The company told us not too long ago to expect 5 flow for this month. We were lied to and as usual, the flow is not working as designed.
No arguments with you there...the company lies. As every airline lies...it's not unique to AA/US Airways.
Here is the thing, and it's a bit of bollocks: Those 6 from PSA/PDT went to the US Air side. Until the two seniority lists are 100% integrated our flow language only applies to the AA side. Don't mistake that with the ability to be assigned to the US Air side once already on property. After you FLOW and are already an AA pilot you can at that point potentially go to the E190 in PHL for example. But before any of that...as far as strictly the FLOW is concerned our language only applies to the AA side.
So moving forward, it was made VERY clear earlier this year that for any month AA took deferrals they would not take any Envoy flows. We love to think that a training department is capable of taking an unlimited number of new-hires per month but that isn't the case. There are only so many resources to go around....equipment, classroom space, and instructors. The AA training department is over-taxed as it is with all the new-hires, upgrades, new equipment transfers, not to mention the current issues with the 787.
So it was determined, again long ago, that for any month there were deferrals they would not take any flows for that month. We were told earlier this year this would be in either June or July. The deferrals are only for the AA side, not the US Air side which is why they were still able to take the 3 from PDT and 3 from PSA.
Our flow will resume as normal after July. Also, all the deferrals only have until next year to make their decisions...March or May I believe. I can't remember but it's one of those two. After that they lose their AA seniority forever and it's over.
As I said before...this isn't any big conspiracy and we were told months ago how this would play out. I just wish the Sam or Ray or somebody would nip this one in the bud before it festers any further. I know people like Spanier and Flynn would just add fuel to the fire and spin this thing even further out of control...so I'm not expecting anything out of those two.