I'm relatively new to Regionals threads too, but after awhile, you start to figure out who's a rotten turnip, and who's nice. We don't need to rip on each other here... it takes up space when it's already cumbersome enough to sift through page after page of what might be relative to the information YOU want... even with the search function. So what if you're asking something that has been asked before? If I could, I'd dump vBulletin or re-design it so that instead of sifting through 1000 pages of Regionals or Majors, looking for one out of hundreds of "sub-subjects", there would be a LOT more sub-categories to query. But I digress...

In a nutshell, what I've been learning here is that flows MIGHT help us to a major 4-7 years from now, or they may very well cease to exist altogether, particularly if majors absorb their wholly-owned or can't fill their flight decks fast enough. I think you made the right choice with Envoy, because the flow is still a good insurance plan to have in the case that AA still decides to hire entirely within their ranks when you're ready to move up.