Originally Posted by
Vertisch
Now that that is out of the way, in the recent jetstream CT mentioned another vacancy bid early next year. The question I and the people I have talked with have is for what? I was under the impression that this recent bid was for the 12 coming 900s. Am I missing something or did he let the cat out of the bag on something?
The recent bid was for DFW and partially for the 900s. The 900s trickle in slowly and won't all be operating until the middle of 2013. I would expect that another vacancy would be needed to fully staff the operation for the summer, especially if attrition takes off as expected. The need may be mitigated by the 200 draw-down (details of which are still unannounced) or greatly enhanced by unannounced additional flying. Keep your fingers crossed and don't count on anything.