So what happens after they flow the 2011 people? Does the flow have to be renewed...does it expire, or what? I’m fully ignorant in these matters

Also on the Envoy Page. . . .

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Now, as time goes on, will it be subject of renegotiations? Good question.

The Protected Pilots are to flow at 25 per month. After 10/11/2011 hire data, it drops to 15 per month. Then, after 12/23/2014 hire date, based on current pilot headcount, it goes up to 20 per month.

Read the boxes through the Envoy Management Lens and you'll quickly begin to see how sharply this flow is about to be cut.

I wonder how many RTP guys will stick around as soon as their obligation to pay back any of the money is up? Think about it, they weren’t originally remotely marketable to the likes of spirit, allegiant, SWA etc given zero fixed wing time, however now the RTP has set them up perfectly with 1000-2000 hours 121 time. In about 12-18 months I think we will start to see all the RTP guys bailing (not necessarily to legacies right off the bat) once their obligation is up to repay anything, which goes hand in hand with them having a bunch of 121 time under their belt.

It'll be interesting to see how the majors view the huge influx of military helicopter pilots into the regionals. They are, by definition, military pilots -- not with the directly relevant category flight time, but military pilots nonetheless.

I would think their background would positively boost their resumes in a stack, but that's just pure speculation. Less subjective, however, is that a lot of Army warrant officer types coming over to the regionals DO NOT have bachelors degrees (or higher) which will obviously negatively impact their ability to move up to some major airlines.