08-02-2016Quote:
Well, I'm sure this will be pooh-poohed, but I've heard (as usual) the Summer flying will by busy, many check Airman will be flying (and training) and so the ability to ram maximum pilots into line qualification will be stressed this Summer (as it always is). Thus, the ability to push too many pilots through the training pipeline will be impeded somewhat. Letter T pilots will be the focus, but they may initially try and mix in some streeties and flows, but likely by June or July, the LT's will be it. Things have strong risk to be slow for street/flowbies for awhile. Also, Envoy ALPA told their pilots recently that from their understanding, Envoy pilots can expect to be metered to minimum rate essentially for the forseeable future and so that likely means metering to what 25/month ? 300 will likely not happen this year and maybe not even 250. Next year 300 seems more likely, but chuck the chocolate covered bucket boy will almost certainly have a longer wait then advertised until his creamy goop hardens and he's ready to be fed into the AA candy wrapping machine.Originally Posted by Buzzlightyear
I don't think the 300 flow projection this year is going to work out. The latest word from AA recruitment is 10 a class starting in May until the training backlog is cleared.
