Originally Posted by
Red Five
That's the wild card... being over 200 below that bottom of the base, I'm not sure I can make up much ground unless they choose to add slots again. The CAPT slots on 717 and 73 could help move folks out of the base ahead of me, but I don't think they will really expand or add MD-88 positions there as they hire. Then again, I'm new and haven't seen what happens to categories when there is hiring. I barely snuck in over the last bit of hiring.
Growth is why Delta had wide body lineholders in their first 14 months on property. I think we are going to see marginal growth and we are going to like it a lot.
These displacement bids force everyone into a stove piped seniority solution. Once growth starts folks will bid their preferences, which is just all over the place.
Lets see if there are any announcements towards the end of the month that change your views. (not that I know anything, but if a guess was ventured about announcements, it might coincide with earnings reports or Board of Director's meetings. ALPA's also got a big meeting scheduled in Seattle and while ALPA doesn't have any scoop that I know of these things do seem to work out conveniently)