Originally Posted by SNA320

I'm hoping someone can answer a question about how bases are assigned after a system bid at CAL. On the last system bid, there were approximately 10 UAL furloughees awarded LAX 737 FO slots. I was recently looking at a list of people in that base and noticed that the bottom guy on the 737 there was NOT on the list of pilots awarded LAX during the bid. He is actually THE bottom guy on the list and lives in LA so I know he wanted the base.

So my question is, how is it possible to end up in a seat you were not awarded during the "regular system bid?" Does CAL just fill open slots with the "next in line" bidders?

Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.

SNA320

Originally Posted by Coto Pilot

I was in the process of doing a base trade with another pilot and he took the base trade away from me, which at Continental, he is allowed to do during the 30 posting period. It was a pilot to pilot base trade which can happen at any time.