Originally Posted by Whiskey4

Ric's comment should be taken in context. Management is likely metering because their business strategy is to pursue growth...they want a bigger piece of the AA regional pie. Actually, my guess is that they want to return to the glory days of American Eagle, Inc with 95-100% of AA feed. Realistic or not...this is their company. They are paid and receive bonuses based on the performance, size, and growth of Envoy. Giving away more pilots to AA directly contradicts that plan. Should Envoy ever stagnate (too many pilots on property), or Envoy executives are ordered to move more pilots to AA, then you will probably see the flow increase. It can increase. It's just that giving away pilots doesn't fit the current model.

To the OP...flow is likely higher than 5.5 years for a new hire today. There are people on property projected to flow in 5.5 years, but I believe they started a years or so ago when class sizes were smaller.