Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
According 8D2A, if you lateral to an equal band (A320 FO to 737 FO) or bid down, you can't bid ANYTHING for 24 months the way I read it
... except as mentioned earlier, 8d2ca. Allows you to bid Captain on same equipment you bid down to.
Where that is nice is if someone's been on the 777/747/787 for a long time and wants to bid 320 or 737 Captain, but would like to get a bit of time in the jet before going to the left seat. This would allow them to get familiar with the plane before bidding the left seat.