Originally Posted by eaglefly

Again, I think nothing significant will occur until at the very earliest late this year when AA's remaining synergies are enacted like the SLI, PBS, and full contractual implementation. At AA, we may see a lot of fleet shifting and domicile adjustments for 2017 along with a better handle on staffing requirements going forward from there. The regional pilot situation should also have had more time to offer a better outlook there to determine the best strategy going forward and thus what will be done regarding the "Eagle" network. There are several possibilities, some good and some not so good for various pilots (including AA pilots) and until those present themselves, I think any claim of any flow projection is a waste of time. It's certainly something one getting hired today at any of the WO's shouldn't place much weight in from a timing perspective. Since Parker seems to be bucking the trends at Delta and United who are placing a larger percentage of their future bets in the mainline partition and doubling down on large RJ's, should that blow up in his face (and ours), something more radical might be necessary in the future to reverse course so as to maintain market share.