Originally Posted by
rdneckpilot
The flow program has nothing to do with staffing mainline. It’s there to keep warm bodies in the small jet sub-B scale RJ fleet. AA can fill all new hire classes with off the street new hires any day of the week. If they allow flow backs it hurts their ability to staff the regional which is the primary purpose of flow in the first place.
There is no benefit to management to push mainline back to the regional level. There is also no benefit to the regional pilot group.
Don’t see it ever becoming a reality.
A. regional pilots don't have a lot of places to go right now if hiring stops everywhere and regionals don't need to hire for attrition.
B. The American regional footprint is getting smaller due to scope. Downsizing will happen at certain eagle carrier regionals. Scope allows for an RJ fleet 75 percent the number of mainline narrow bodies. American just retired the 75s and 190s. That's 40 RJs that need to go away, 19 of which with 76 seats. More mainline downsizing next year, means more RJs going away.
C. AA pilots ain't giving up scope, if anything they're taking some back.