Originally Posted by
Probe
Yes but only in NYC and IAH I believe. Has to be the same domicile. In the last couple, and next year or so, UAL will have parked over 80 757's. That is over 1000 pilots.
Only 2 Den Capt and FO's bid off in this last bid, and they were only to 747 slots. I believe there are a couple of hundred DEN 767 pilots, the vast majority of which live in base, and plan on staying that way. If there are more DEN 737 Capt BIDS they might bid it, but if not, they will wait to bump. In the end, unless UCH plans on flying PS 757's to Denver, I believe that the DEN 757 base will close, or at least be shrank massively, and it is not that big now.
If it were me, and I am getting paid to not fly, I would wait to bump, for as long as possible.
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Are you saying UAL is going to park 80 76T and displace 1000 pilots by next year? If so you're delusional, that's not going to happen. They'll be slow transitional vacancies with little to no bumps whatsoever. If you want to sit, go ahead, I'm sure other pilots will take those slots. Ual would rather build dh pairings to fly out of base trips then displace a thousand pilots. I bet the majority of 76 guys will bid out thru a vacancy whenever they can hold it with a small fraction of displacments, if any. Only the senior people are getting the ca vacancies anyway. Go ahead and sit in the right seat and wait for a bump, I think you'll be waiting for a while, let me know how that turns out.