If you plan on sending that many pilots, you better walk into the Mesa DFW crew room and do some recruiting. You'll have no issues filling classes

Mesa's JO does enough recruiting for us. No need.

Very true!

This is great news for those that live in the NE area. So I'm guessing LGA is gonna have around 7-10 birds (so far), how many lines is that? Don't wanna change bases and end up in rsv, that would be a huge "D'Oh!".

I am truly happy for you guys. Good news finally!!!

What I am wondering though if anyone has ever been held accountable for all this mis-management?

Close NY / Open NY
Encourage people to leave through poor QoL / finally increase pay etc. to attract new hires

Strikes me as a lot of yield loss in the process ....

No, that's why, we don't like our upper management.

That's what I'm thinking also. Probably getting back some birds AA issued to TSA that were originally ours. I can't imagine any displacements since we still have lots of guys that commute from that area.


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I thought the XJT airplanes had shorter leases. Did they renew?

While it's true that AA has asked for 40 a month as of today the email from our management said 330. It is in everyone's interest to get more to AA. It will really depend on what our hiring is capable of. If all this news of pay and now new base, increases our new hires then I personally see more than the 330. That is obviously yet to be seen but so far I have to give credit where it's due. We have seen them put their money where their mouth is and so far it's good. I think SK who is now at UAL was really putting a lid on us and now the powers that be are making due. Lots to be seen still, but I think a new hire here is going to have a good QOL/ movement than at most regionals. Then again I'll still say I wish we had our west coast ops back. Maybe soon that will come back, who knows... At least pay and movement are on the up and up.
We're not all lollipops and roses but it's been several years of beatdown and I think we're finally past that and are moving to better pastures. I sincerely think that a new hire today will have a better experience then many of us did. Here's the way I see it. You come here and have AA in your back pocket, build the time/experience and put your apps in to whomever floats your boat. Worst case is your dream airline doesn't call then you have AA in your back pocket. That's not a bad gig if you ask me.

I'd just guess tran states. It's 140 pilots so about 12 planes. Most likely 40 lines. I think they have that many airplane plus minus 4.