Originally Posted by ORDinary

Yeah, I think so, though I haven't looked up how many pilots are in each group, which might make a difference in the numbers. Also AA hasn't been able to avoid having training backlogs every 6 months or so. It seems like most of the backlogs so far have been merger related, but retirements are going to increase every year for the next 7 years or so. Every retirement is from the top, and generates quite a few training cycles as everyone moves up. It is hard to imagine them being able to keep up with training every month for years in a row. Training delays just in the last year have delayed everyone 2 months.