Originally Posted by
Phoenix21
Flow is based on the number of people at the WO, not the retirements at mainline. WO management cries that they can not afford to lose the people and AA likes cheap labor so flow increases likely won’t be a sure thing.
That being said Envoy and PSAs pilot unions have made gains in increasing flows for their pilot groups in the last couple of years. Piedmont’s Union leadership has not put much effort in to get the flow increased for its pilot group even though it has the worst QOL of all three WO.
Envoy Going from 25 to 29 a month after previously having had 50% of all new hire positions at AA is still a loss on flow.... less of one, but still a loss.
They were an honest 5.5 year flow when they had 50% of all new hire slots. The retirements alone got you a 5.5 year flow. Now, not so much, even at 29.