Originally Posted by TransWorld

I agree, there will be small short-term glitches. That is one of the reasons, I believe, the AA hiring plan shows a lesser number per month in the fall, that the first 8 or 9 months of the year. It gives them space to recover to meet their plan of 920 hires for 2018.

As you pointed out, last fall they skipped a whole month. The consensus seems to be it was because the Schoolhouse got jammed up with training to new aircraft as part of the Mad Dogs going to the desert the end of 2017.

With this year’s hire plan at 920 and last year’s actual at 645, the entire pipeline has had to be expanded. In a few years, even 920 will barely be enough to handle mandatory retirements. As you said, there will be short-term glitches along the way.