I'm not an AA pilot (but I did sleep in an really nice hotel...). The word I heard from other guys is that AA is trying to hold back growth in order not to have to recall any TWA flight attendents. If they don't recall any TWA attendants by Sept 07 then they can just cut them loose. If they recall even 1 TWA flight attendant before that, they become liable for health care and retirement for the whole lot.

They have something like 150 AA FA's on furlough that get recalled before the TWA list.

Not speaking with any kind of special knowledge other than what I overheard at the bar.

As far as the pilots being recalled, I would think that of the 2900 or so furloughed, probably less than half will actually answer the recall.