Originally Posted by
AdiosMikeFox
Now that you bring it up, we're still in limbo waiting to find out how many AA pilots are returning to meet the cutoff date in May. We'll also have to see if the training center has a slowdown in July, and closes the doors over the holiday season. All of that is going to affect how many actually make it to AA this year compared to the fluctuating numbers spammed by the company.
My understanding is they will begin the PROCESS of contacting pilots in May and moving up the list of the some 875 pilots or so still subject to Letter T, so it will not be a specific number known right then, but evolve as they work their way through the list. As they fill classes, the percentage of those accepting will likely vary depending where they are on the list thus the overall percentage will change as the recall process continues. If they run through all 875 or so and only fill a few months classes, it will be over soon. One variable that may impact their decisions is the timing of the release of the ISL. It may be that some of those pilots will have the luxury of factoring that in, unless the arbitrators surprise us with an early release.