Originally Posted by
UalHvy
Unless you're a 570 he screwed you with that fence (especially if you're on the west coast). The -400 is staffed properly....maybe even a little fat now that 6 a/c are going back to Chicago and the 777 will be flying SFO-SYD (although THAT may not last long). 25 new 787s mean a lot of movement for the old CAL guys at the highest pay banding.
So...for the next 2 years and 4 months (December 2015, if it stays on schedule) you will see plenty of bids on the 787 for the CAL guys and very little on the -400 for the UAL guys.
No worries. Fencing off 40% of the pilot group means it will go junior. We are getting 65 of the "game changer" so once the fences drop, those of us with more seniority will be able to jump in and be good lineholders.
Lots of opportunity to be a guppy Captain between now and then.