Originally Posted by
Dacuj
If you haven't noticed, the flow has been going strong now for a solid 4 years. It's not going to stop. For one, it's contractual. Secondly, have you even looked at AA's retirement list? The numbers are so large that the flow isn't going to stop....for years.
As for the bonus, I think it's great. AAG is following the market closely and is staying at or above it in all cases. I think they have made some great decisions.
Yes flow has been increasing every year for the last 4 yrs so it's guaranteed to never slow? The flow so far isn't contractual. It's a mediators decision so it's not the same as the protected pilots and later that are contractual. I have looked at their and the industries list of retirements. Did you look at the furlough list or line value at AA during each recession? 500 guys needing to get hired a year sounds huge until you realize they have 15000 on property. They could do just fine not hiring huge numbers for 1 or 2 yrs. yes the bonus is great for new hires, it's ok for guys already on property and I realize they wouldn't be offering it if they didn't have to. They have made some good decisions. I wouldn't say great. Would you also admit they have made some very brash bad decisions as well. Perhaps we can agree lga and mia were just poopy decisions.