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I am the first to admit I was hired at LUS because no one else really wanted to go there. My competition was not CKA, or space cadets, or Air Force One pilots. It was Joe sitting next to me in the crew room wanting to GTFO of the RJ rat race. Here's one for "team member average Joe".
That was a great move by you.
It's a fact that AA makes an effort to hire sons and daughters of their pilots. They definitely acknowledge that. Although it rankles some, I think it's a nice idea to acknowledge their legacy pilots, and these hires have to meet the minimum. Some of the biggest objectors might someday agree if their sons or daughters are flying.
I did recently hear of an AA 787 CKA son, who happened to be a F-35 driver be rejected on the compatibility questionnaire. He was told to reapply in six months. He immediately went to Delta.