Some of you guys are seriously mental...there is no other explanation. Look, our Captain upgrade requirements have absolutely ZERO to do with Captains becoming sim instructors. None. But each Captain who does leave the line for the school house is one less line flying pilot. We need both right now, sim instructor AND line Captains. Upgrades are not slowing down..that's tied into our increased flying and continuing flow to AA. PSIs allow us to cover both areas without sacrificing any staffing. Period.

It's not any more complicated than that. And AA has been hiring PSIs since time immemorial...this is nothing new.