Originally Posted by FlameNSky

That is true, we have FOs that have been on reserve for 3 to 4 years. Mostly due to the management's scheme of parting out L-Eagle to all the other regional carriers. They made block hour models a year or two ago based on projections of lateral FO movements and capabilities of other regionals to staff large ASAs. Given the fact that those other carriers have not been able to fulfill their agreements and envoy pilots have not made the lateral moves in mass as Parker expected, they are shifting their strategies. envoy has only half the amount of flying for AA that it did a year ago with only a 20% reduction in pilots. I think that the return of that flying announced recently is only the beginning. Having so many pilots on reserve during a time in which many carriers are not able to fulfill their ASAs is actually a very good thing. Do you think Parker will continue to assign routes to a carrier that is cancelling flights left and right due to staffing or a carrier who have is under utilizing their current pilot group. Parker would like nothing more than to continue to shrink envoy while growing the other "whip saw partners" but current pilot market forces will not allow him to do so. We won't have 40% on reserve for much longer, we are simply in transition. With the E175 training bubble, rumored 400 flows next year and increase in block hours, we are simply in the mist of changing a plan that was instituted before the resent rapidly changing environment. In other words, an 18 month upgrade at a company today doesn't mean that a new hire today will upgrade in 18 months and it seems quite unlikely that the 4 year reserve life experienced during a period of shrinkage at envoy will be the experience of a new hire today, during a period of growth and movement.