Airline Pilot Central Forums - AA regionals: $30k retention bonus, $70k flow

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Originally Posted by Macchi30 (Post 3306913)

could you explain this in more detail please?

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Originally Posted by FlyGuy2021 (Post 3306917)

At the very bottom. Under just about everyone else. If they can put a bag in the seat, they will, before they put a RJET pilot there.

2021 nailed it. I can't say exactly where you'd be on a RAH, SKW, or Mesa flight as a WO pilot, but in the back of the airplane on mainline or the WOs your odds are way better than those other guys. I really can speak the details of the RAH JS kerfuffle as of late, but I rarely find myself on a RAH flight out of CLT if I'm going somewhere.

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Even with the best travel benefits (which the AA WO have), it is very difficult to non-rev right now. Commuting is terrible. But trying to commute off-line is unbearable. I have seen pilots list for 5-6 fights between hubs and still not get a seat. They spend all day trying to commute and still not get on.

Pretty much this. A WO pilot essentially has a LOT more on-line opportunities than a non-WO pilot with regard to commuting, all other things being equal.