6 year upgrade time with the current fleet size, flow thru's, economy and contract.

The upgrade time was 9-10 yrs for awhile there. The only reason we made this jump to 6 yrs was because of the bubble between 01' and 04' without hiring.

We need to consider the future of the 37 seat fleet as well as the 44 seat fleet...and whether there are going to be any new aircraft in the future.

Contract after 2012.

Whether we get sold.

The scope section in the upcoming (someday) AA pilot contract.

I don't want to be a negative nancy but I don't want new hires to think that an upgrade is 6 yrs away.

Realistically, in 2016 will AE still have all the 37/44 seaters? All those 50 seaters? A contract? A demand for almost 3000 pilots?

That is how I think of it.

Congrats to the 04' guys upgrading though. It is good to see the turn around and movement at AE.