the whole own pilots who actually work for AAG get screwed when 2,000 pilots get hired in a year while they wait for their flow date. AA most likely won’t go hire 1,500 out of their wholly own carriers next year. so either way someone is getting screwed the only difference is a wholly own pilot has put in blood, sweat and tears to help AAG succeed for years while the OTS hire has done absolutely nothing for AAG. Regional wholly owned pilots won’t stick around if they lose thousands of numbers in seniority because they work for a wholly owed carrier. Airline pilots know seniority is everything. If you stapled all regional pilots to the bottom of the seniority list, then the OTS hires would really be getting screwed. This is a way to help those that have paid their dues and keep them at AA for 30 plus years for free.