Originally Posted by
pagey
Simply not the case anymore. To be honest this advice was probably prudent in like 2005, not anymore. AA is hanging a lot on it's "flow hat". They know if anything happens to the flow their precious WO feed will wither and die due to not being able to hire. It also keeps costs low at said WO. Id say the flow is pretty safe for the forseeable future.
The Compass pilots who got hired under the flow program flowed. Anyone hired after they were sold to TSH was never offered any flow.
Actually anyone hired after the DAL/NWA merger were never offered any flow. Compass was originally a WO'd NWA carrier.
As to your assessment about AA WO'd flow, I fully agree.