Where is that movement going to come from? There is no growth here. No expansion and AMR has us on the for-sale market. The airline is top-heavy with senior captains who DO NOT quit. About forty per year were scheduled to retire before age 60 was lifted. Now, 90% of them will stay.

Last month there were a total of 17 upgrades in a company of 3000 pilots. Those were only to replace the flow-backs returning to AA and there are only 113 of them left. Then, upgrades go back to ZERO.