Originally Posted by
sevenforseven
My .02..
I know most of you KNOW this, but in case you don't (maybe those new to the industry), most airlines are run with the bottom line and NOT employee welfare / longevity / retention in mind (exception SWA) -- ESPECIALLY legacies such as AA. As I see it, AAG may not stop the flow but they sure as h__ aren't going to bend over backwards to flow their cheap labor (i.e. YOU) to a much more costly position. As someone here said, it's not personal, it's business -- and that's the problem when bean counters run your company.
I agree that AAG never does anything out of kindness. The issue with not flowing (other than never being able to hire for their regionals) is AA will need that mainline pilot regardless of where they get him, so they must pay X anyway. They could leave you topped out at the regional level making Y and hire off the street. Or, they could flow you, making your Y pay become X, and hire a new guy at the regional who makes Z.
X+Y>X+Z
And the bonus, they can use it as a recruiting tool to keep the wholly owned feed flowing for cheap.