Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Actually your going to need to wait longer for that discussion. 3 years from now is when we will know the true effects. This contract really started 6 weeks ago. The bid coming will have to in the end have the same number of displacements as entitlements or something close since we are not hiring. It will however have a net gain in CA slots which is the key. There will be displacements on the FO side but a bunch of FO's will see a first time upgrade to CA. The bid to really watch will be next fall/winter when they have to start covering 5 new aircraft a month.
Good points, I'm expecting to see a lot of 7ER displacements. The crew planning folks have said that the ATL 767 displacements on the FO side won't be covered, so that's 100 spots right there that won't have a place in the 7ER categories. Lets hope there is movement up, but I foresee some NYC 7ER displacements too (as all those guys keep saying they aren't flying).