Originally Posted by
bigtime209
You’d be correct. I don’t know where this rumor came about of AA wanting all these extra Envoy flows just to be told no by Envoy. Talking to the guy that negotiated the extra 4 flow slots, Envoy had to go to AAG just to get that approved. It’s not an Envoy thing, it’s an AAG thing. Think about it rationally, why would AA rob it’s regional feed when there are more than enough independent candidates with apps on file? Anyone who’s heard that AA recruiting wants more Envoy flows...well that’s completely false.
AA has access to every flow pilots file, flow candidates would be far superior to street hires because they know exactly what they are going to get. Flying a legacy airliner doesn't require 5k-10k hrs of flying experience, that is just to going rate that legacies seem to be comfortable with on the gamble of a street hire.
In the rest of the world pilots start out on 737's and 320's with less than 500 hours.