Originally Posted by Rock752000
I understand AA mainline could potentially recall 400 of their CAs back to the mainline side from AE. Additionally, this little tid-bit of information also was relayed to me that, in the next 10 years, AA will lose 80% of their pilot workforce to mandatory age retirement. Is there hope for a lower upgrade time at Eagle, along with the stability that one would expect under the wings of mothership AMR/AA?
Keep in mind, 400 people leaving Eagle, even at the top, won't reduce upgrade time any noticable amount for a new hire. There are 3000 pilots at eagle...
Also, keep in mind by the time the AA retirements come, the flowthru with Eagle will have expired. Don't count on anything to help get you to a major except PIC TURBINE time.
If there is an eagle domicile that is relatively junior that you live in, I could see going to eagle. But I wouldn't go to eagle because you think the upgrade time will go down. Also, a lot of people go to eagle, get some 121 time, and then go to another carrier such as Chautauqua/Republic etc. etc. Although I talked to a buddy at CHQ and there are only 50 people below him in the 145 and he was hired 11 months ago. He said if things continue, he's looking at a 4+ year upgrade.