Originally Posted by
NavyOrionRet
Back to the pool discussion...military background so I'm confused by supplemental bid reference a few posts back. I have a couple of questions for those more in the know...
1. What's a supplemental bid?
2. Why would you need one if a full quarterly bid just closed 1 week ago?
3. Any rumors regarding additional classes beyond 19 Sep?
4. Is it likely to not hear of new classes until this supplemental bid closes?
Thanks for the help.
1. Jetblue is required (well, kinda) to put out System Bids every 3 months. Supplemental Bids are for those in between times when they need to adjust staffing needs.
2. The current System Bid covers flying through March 2013 only. They havent given a reason why they couldnt get everything on one bid, so speculate away. Im thinking it is just a matter of finalizing additional flying beyond March 2013.
3. I havent heard specific on classes beyond 9/19, but have heard rumors of 50 newhires for the remainder of 2012. Numbers for 2013 range between 135 and 250+ newhires.
4. Exactly. The Supplemental Bid should come out sometime shortly after this one closes on Sept 14th.