c. AA commits to offer in seniority order to Piedmont pilots, in each calendar year, the lesser of (a) twenty-five percent (25%) of all New Pilot Positions filled (subject to standard rounding) in that calendar year, or (b) three (3) New Pilot Positions (increased by 1 for every 125 pilots above the base number of 350 on the Piedmont seniorty list) times (“x”) the number of calendar months in that calendar year in which AA actually hired pilots for New Pilot Positions. For purposes of this Letter of Agreement, a pilot will be deemed “hired” by AA on the first day he/she commences training. For example;
i. if the Offer Commitment begins in August 2014, and AA hires a total of 35 pilots for New Pilot Positions during three (3) calendar months between the effective date of the Offer Commitment and December 31, 2014, inclusive, AA will have complied with its Offer Commitment if it made no fewer than 9 offers (i.e., the lesser of 3 offers x 3 months, or 25% x 35 pilots) to Piedmont pilots in 2014.
ii. if the Offer Commitment begins in August 2014, and AA hires a total of 60 pilots for New Pilot Positions during five (5) calendar months between the effective date of the Offer Commitment and December 31, 2014, AA will have complied with its Offer Commitment if it made no less than 15 offers (i.e., the lesser of: 3 offers x 5 months, or 25% x 60 pilots) to Piedmont Pilots in 2014.
iii. if the Offer Commitment begins in August 2014, and AA hires a total of 85 pilots for New Pilot Positions during five (5) calendar months between the effective date of the Offer Commitment and December 31, 2014, and, there are 475 pilots on the Piedmont seniority list, AA will have complied with its Offer Commitment if it made no less than 20 offers (i.e., the lesser of 4 offers x 5 months, or 25% x 85 pilots) to Piedmont Pilots in 2014.

d. The following conditions apply to AA’s Offer Commitment in any given year:
i. The Offer Commitment will be fulfilled based on offers made to Piedmont pilots for New Pilot Positions, regardless of whether the Piedmont pilot fails to appear as scheduled for an assigned new class hire date, or fails training. For example, if AA has an Offer Commitment for 27 Piedmont pilots, and AA makes offers to 27 Piedmont pilots, but one pilot fails to show for training and three pilots fail training, AA will have fulfilled its Offer Commitment for that calendar year.
ii. A Piedmont pilot who is offered a New Pilot Position by AA, but who thereafter fails to remain eligible at Piedmont up to the date of his/her assigned release by Piedmont will forfeit his/her offer of employment under this Agreement. The forfeited offer will count towards AA’s compliance with its Offer Commitment. For example, if the Offer Commitment is for 27 Piedmont pilots, and AA makes offers to 27 Piedmont pilots, but two of those pilots who have accepted the offer and who were eligible for New Pilot Positions under this Letter of Agreement fail to remain eligible, AA will have fulfilled its Offer Commitment for that calendar year.