No, I'm sorry if that wasn't more clear....let me try it this way....

Normally, a new hire is seat locked for 24 months in the bid / assigned airplane. However, the contract allows anyone to bid out of a seat lock to a fleet new to the airline, but only for the first few years the new type is on the property. The A330 will no longer be considered a new fleet around May of 2013, so if you were hired prior to May of 13 and were in the 71 or 76, and IF there was a subsequent bid with an opening in the 330, (published prior to May of 13), you could bid out of your current seat lock to the 330 ONLY, but are then seat locked in the new airplane for 36 months. If you did not choose to bid to the 330 during that time you'd have to wait 24 months and for another open bid. For those hired after May, you'll be held in your bid / assigned seat for 24 months as there will no longer be a "new" fleet type.

So the bottom line is they will probably have openings for new hires in the 330 in 2013, but a better bet is they will put new hires into all three fleets. We'll probably know more when the next bid comes out, which is generally expected in May or June next year.

One other thought....there's been some discussion on this thread about time to upgrade and growth...and while that's certainly a consideration in your career, I'd suggest that no ones crystal ball is very accurate more than about 12 to 18 months out. I've never seen any 5 year plan on paper work out that way in real life five years down the road...there are just too many variables that none of us has control over. We all know how cyclical this industry is; for every upswing....

Come to Hawaiian because you like the company, the people, the routes, the type of flying...and because you're willing to work together towards the overall success of the company and your future......beyond that....try not to make plans or develop expectations...just enjoy! The job is challenging, and there's a lot to learn....

I hope this helps....