Originally Posted by
TransWorld
After the Protected Pilots flow at 29 per month, the contract calls for 15 per month. Do you think they will negotiate the 15 up, just like they did for the Protected Pilots?
I recall similar statements of much lower flows in the contract, after the 824s, for the Protected Pilots. Then the reality of retirements and competitive environment set in.
What makes next year different than a year or so ago? Is the world ending? Are you serious, or are you a troll yanking our chain?
I fail to see how stating what is in the contract now is 'trolling' or 'yanking your chain'.
However, his numbers aren't entirely accurate. Assuming AA has full classes every month next year, it's going to be closer to 200 than 180. There's only about 10 months worth of the group that goes at 15/mo. It's hard to give an exact number since the end of the PP group might extend into the first month of next year but it's likely going to be a little shy of 200. But if AA has a month or two where they have no classes (has happened every year so far), then it will be closer to that 180... and could be even less!
OK, maybe that last bit was trolling (but it's certainly possible).
