AA Fleet Changes

I think AA will eventually go to a model where the only way to fly for them will be to flow through one of their wholly owned regionals. There will be enough boys and girls sold on the idea of guaranteed flow to make it work.


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uncreative said:
I think AA will eventually go to a model where the only way to fly for them will be to flow through one of their wholly owned regionals. There will be enough boys and girls sold on the idea of guaranteed flow to make it work.
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That would be irony. As back in the 1990s at least, if you ever flew for American Eagle, it was almost a guarantee that you'd never fly for mainline AA.
 

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So, while Delta and UAL are buying the CSeries/190s/etc in preparation of taking back small-market flying from the regionals, AA is doubling down on their wholly-owned regionals being their small-market feed for the indefinite future (e.g. maintaining the C-scale).

Interesting times we live and work in.
 
uncreative said:
I think AA will eventually go to a model where the only way to fly for them will be to flow through one of their wholly owned regionals. There will be enough boys and girls sold on the idea of guaranteed flow to make it work.
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Right up until AA becomes dissatisfied with the quality and experience of pilot they get from their regional feed.
 
Hacker15e said:
Right up until AA becomes dissatisfied with the quality and experience of pilot they get from their regional feed.
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It works for now, all the pilots are basically 10+ year regional veterans. It won't get below 5-7 year pilots for at least another 10 years or so I wouldn't think. I'd say that makes for plenty of experience. I find it more puzzling that American isn't expanding its group 1 aircraft while its competitors are, yet they are setting themselves up for failure by not paying what is required to staff their regionals. Makes you wonder what DP has up that ole sleeve of his (if anything?).
 
With airlines like Delta switching most of the small-market flying to mainline, will that make competition for a pilot's first airline job a lot more difficult since most new pilots will be competing for a mainline spot as opposed to a regional?
 
Pilot121 said:
With airlines like Delta switching most of the small-market flying to mainline, will that make competition for a pilot's first airline job a lot more difficult since most new pilots will be competing for a mainline spot as opposed to a regional?
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No... To be honest, I see it almost going back to the way it used to be. As mainline draws back from some of the smaller markets, we will likely see small 121 operations like Cape Air start popping up to fill some of the gaps. It will create some interesting business opportunities over the next decade.
 
chrisreedrules said:
It works for now, all the pilots are basically 10+ year regional veterans. It won't get below 5-7 year pilots for at least another 10 years or so I wouldn't think. I'd say that makes for plenty of experience. I find it more puzzling that American isn't expanding its group 1 aircraft while its competitors are, yet they are setting themselves up for failure by not paying what is required to staff their regionals. Makes you wonder what DP has up that ole sleeve of his (if anything?).
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If I were a betting man, I would say a flask of Old Crow -- or something of comparable quality.
 
chrisreedrules said:
No... To be honest, I see it almost going back to the way it used to be. As mainline draws back from some of the smaller markets, we will likely see small 121 operations like Cape Air start popping up to fill some of the gaps. It will create some interesting business opportunities over the next decade.
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Penair is already doing that in PDX and BOS.

jtrain609 said:
I heard he eats pieces of poop* for breakfast.
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A lot can happen between now and 2019 for the e190. A lot of leaps are being made in this thread and others. The wide bodies are coming offline as new ones are coming on.
 
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