Originally Posted by
trent890
New pilot bid is out. Latest new-hire class of 12 PHL E190 FOs from January 2011, was still seatlocked into the E190 for the July bid. Even though there are A320 openings in PHL, DCA and CLT that their seniority could hold, they haven't been released from the seatlock to aircraft type.
Pilot Bid effective for September 2011 was published today. All new-hires from classes in January and June 2011 have been placed on the E190 in PHL, all those pilots are still seatlocked into the E190 for the September 2011 bid.
Originally Posted by
trent890
New-hires directly into the A320 will be a possibility. Becoming very likely into 2013 when the retirements really start to leave the property. Between now and then, E190 looks to be the only option unless the new flight time/duty regs require a recalculation of pilot manning levels.
September bid still shows 33 open pilot vacancies. Should be filled by new-hires in the July 18, August 1 and September 12th classes. Remaining open positions are:
2 CLT A320 FO
14 DCA A320 FO
3 PHL A320 FO
14 PHL E190 FO