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Originally Posted by Ar Pilot
Have you read the Envoy language? Flows decrease yearly depending on which pilot group you're in after the 824 and the first 175 on property. New hires get 25% or a certain # per month depending on the size of the airline. The 50% flow they're touting right now is not the case at all once you get through the 824.
This is incorrect. After the 824 the flow continues to be 50% once the 40th E175 arrives. Based on flow numbers and aircraft delivery dates the 40th E175 should coincide with the last batch of 824 pilots. Meaning the flow continues at 50% through the entire PP group.
Furthermore, after the PP group has flowed Envoy should stabilize around 1500 pilots more or less. Flowing 25% per class of a 1500 pilot group means it will still take the same amount of time as 50% of a 3,000 pilot group. In any case, once the pilot group is around 1500 AA can't afford to flow at the 50% rate because they would never be able to hire enough pilots to cover that flying. They would need to hire 80 a month just to cover those pilots. A person at the bottom of a 1500 pilot seniority list will still flow in the same time frame-if not sooner-than someone at the bottom of a 3,000 pilot seniority list with 50% flow.
It's shocking how some of you are unable to put 2 and 2 together and need information spoon fed to you.