Originally Posted by Tyrion

Like was said before, pay rates will stay low compared to other regionals because the value of flow to new hires is still worth more than pay at other places. AAG management will only make changes when the competition makes a better offer and WO recruiting starts to suffer. I can think of 3 factors that might push this... 1. Other regionals also get a no interview flow to a major. 2. Other regionals raise pay to ridiculous rates that offset the value of flow. 3. Hiring to mainline from regionals comes at such a high rate that flow loses its value.

AAG is fighting the third factor by essentially only hiring from its WOs. It keeps movement in house high and makes career progression at other places stagnate. If hiring at Delta and United one day gets to the "fog a mirror" point, flow will become pointless because pilots will go to the best paying and quickest places to build their resumes.