True last year for AA. Here is the big question to munch on (no pun intended, PotatoChip):

As hiring increases (likely double or triple the 2017 numbers) when AA hits their sustained peak in a few years, where will the hires come from?

1. Major increase in number of Flows from AA’s 3 WOs? Already the WOs are having difficulty upgrading FO to CA fast enough to meet current flows.

2. Major increase in Military fliers just being discharged? This assumes lots of Military fliers currently want to get hired but just cannot find a pilot position, so they just give up and get into some other job.

3.Major increase in OTS Civilian hires. If the first two do not see sufficient increases to cover the additional hire requirements, the 9% OTS Civilian will increase to a bigger percentage than just 9%.