Originally Posted by Thedude86

This is always true no matter where you go. I’m not at Piedmont, but from what I’ve read most of their trips aren’t commutable on both ends either so if youre a commuter... theoretically youre probably only getting only 6-7 days off a month if you factor in your commuting days. All while only getting around 75 hours of credit each month even for the senior pilots.

Really what it boils down to is, the American wholly owneds offer the flow which is definitely of value, but youre realistically going to make $15k-$30k less per year as an FO and about $30k-$70k less as a Captain compared to non AA wholly owned airlines. A lot of people like to exaggerate on these threads, but I would challenge anyone who doesnt believe me to read the threads of the other airlines on this site and/or ask their buddies that are at these other carriers what they’re making and what their days off are on average each month.