Originally Posted by
FlyGuy2112
All you flow haters are crazy. The flow is 100% worth it. If you really think it’s going to take a new hire 9 years to flow in this hiring environment you are out of your mind. Flow will have to be increased to keep up with AA’s hiring goals. Delta and United are just ramping up their hiring and attrition will continue to rise. I wouldn’tbe suprised if the entire envoy seniority list was gone in 5 years.
Why would AA increase flow and sabotage the ops of their wholly-owned regionals? If AA increased flow in such a way that the regional couldn't limit, they would be putting immense amounts of strain on Envoy/Piedmont/PSA to cover those personnel losses. A WO will never flow more than they're contractually required to, and they'll never agree to a new contract that's going to create bigger hiring/staffing problems than already exist.
Far more likely is AA increasing OTS hiring to keep pace with their hiring needs. Anything else just doesn't make sense.