Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
Right. In a perfect world they do the vacancy bid 1st and as it goes more junior, more Guppy Captains can just move over to the Bus and stay in the same status without having to leave the base.
To have guys surplussed 1st then have a vacancy bid after and have it go junior to guys that could have bumped to it is certainly disruptive.
I don't understand your point. For the guys getting bumped, if their seniority can hold a IAH 320 bid, then they'll get it. If not, they won't. Doesn't matter if the vacancy comes first or not.
If they get bumped there is no freeze, so they are free to bid it.
The reality is, the bottom 50 or so IAH 737 Captains are there as a result of the 14-02 group of bids. They do not have the seniority to hold Captain in IAH once they are bumped.
There is no way they will be disadvantaged by any sort of IAH 320 CAP bid. If they can hold it, they will get it.