it is not like they were not told before, that the numbers wont become a reality and that the flow can be reduced and stopped at any time. do not look at the retirements look what management is doing. American still has 3-4 things to complete,
1 seniority integration
2 fleet renewal
3 PBS
4 DOJ agreement expiring this year
these 4 will give American an average of 30 percent LESS staffing requirements, ergo flow minimized or comes to a stop for a few years.

or be a charlie bucket.