I'm not certain what the math works out to be at PDT at present, but I know that if someone had gone there a year or two back, they would flow to AA faster than someone who had chosen to go to PSA four years ago. PDT was (and I believe still is) flowing a higher percentage of their overall seniority list than PSA is.

If flowing to AA is a priority for someone, they need to find out what the total number of pilots on a prospective W.O.'s seniority list is, and what the number of pilots flowing annually is. The flows are not created equally.

PSA appears to be at 1,782 pilots - 44 in-process flows = 1,738 total pilots...not including the most recent new-hire class that will have around 30 in it. At 110/year flowing (AA usually doesn't hire one month around the holidays), that's just a 6.2% flow rate annually - when it used to be right at 10% back when they had the preferential interview.

The other thing to consider is PSA, under current fleet plans of 150 aircraft, is pretty much done hiring for growth. PSA's "president" just a week or so back sent out a communication that the company expects that 150 aircraft number to be solid. You don't need more than 1,800 pilots to operate 150 aircraft. 1,600 is probably a more reasonable number.

Airlines have a well-known history of hiring until they start furloughing. I don't think that's a real concern at present with PSA, but the math fails to support additional gains in the total number of pilots on the seniority list. Hiring will continue indefinitely, but it may in the near future be at a reduced rate, as PSA transitions from growth mode, to just managing attrition.

This will also take some pressure off the company to increase pay and quality of life.