Originally Posted by
WiFly
Assuming this projected increase is accurate, I don't know if AA will be able to fill the OTS slots with military hires.
If this is the case, the question is will AA hire Republic / Skywest pilots or will they prefer to hire WO pilots outside the flow? I think only time will tell.
As I see it, most of the military pilots that want to fly civilian as a career are already headed on that path. (How many do you know that just cannot get hired at the majors or regionals, or are just not trying? Not many, I would guess.)
Hard for me to see a big increase in military being hired; all the majors are increasing their hiring this year. Majors will all be competing for the same fixed pool of military pilots.
Likewise, if flow numbers stay the same, AA will not be getting increased numbers through the flows.
That leaves hiring more civilian from these WO and/or others.
Remember this is not a one shot deal. We are looking at the large hiring numbers, year after year, for the next decade.