AAG is actually considering this? When AAG was AMR, before there was a flow, AMR objected to a flow because of the number of training events created by flowing pilots from Eagle to mainline.

Now, they want to hire pilots at their current pay rate, generate multiple training events knowing said pilot will likely flow to mainline in the future or go to another major/LCC? They want to spend more money? This doesn't pass the smell test...yet!

It could. After all, airline management teams have never been accused of making sound, logical business decisions when it comes to the daily operation of an airline.