Originally Posted by
cal73
Somebody told those 5 fellas that they would be doing a lot of Mexico City trips.
Not to mention CCS. The plan long ago was to use the 320 for longer flights due to wanting to limit the number of cycles on the 320, along with better cargo carrying capacity than the 737. I'm actually surprised it's taken this long to get more 320s into IAH.
Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
One theory: if you are a junior 737 FO in IAH and placed the bid because you think you might get bumped off the 737 in IAH, why not wait for an actual bump and then go to the 320 (or something else) without a freeze?
1 DEN 320 FO,
1 EWR 320 FO, and
3 IAH 737 FOs pulled their bids.
If I were an IAH 737 FO, I wouldn't bid IAH 320 FO. I'd rather take the bump to IAH 320 FO - like you said, no freeze. The only reason I can think of doing that is if you're very junior IAH 737 FO and want a bit more seniority in your base/equipment.