Originally Posted by
Paperboi
All 3. Yes, most come over with great attitudes and do very well but the flow definitely (I've seen it firsthand by many) breeds a lazy, entitled attitude. In addition, there is a plethora of threads on here where people with all kinds of failures, criminal activity and violations are being told their only shot is to go to a wholly owned and wait for flow. Hmmmm and you wonder why they WANT to take more off the street?
I know many at mainline and I’m on mainline jumpseats weekly. The overwhelming majority of AA pilots don't have any real complaints about the flow-through pilots. Any “bad apples” tend to get a lot of attention which is why we hear about them more. Whether off the street or flow through, there is always at least 1 in every class. Just the way it goes.
Everything I’ve heard has been very positive. We know and understand the AAG system and don’t need as much hand-holding as some.