Originally Posted by
griego
So, as a new-hire (737 EWR) trying to get to SFO, how likely is it that they will fill unadvertised vacancies after this bid? There were 16 un-filled 737 SFO in last vacancy bid, and I'm guessing this could create a couple more?
Is there hope for it to happen even if it's not officially in the bid?
If you look at the Bulletin you can see that they can have 11 guys leave SFO 737 FO before they would have to backfill (218 Max versus 207 min) Keep in mind they "can" backfill up to the max, so if one person leaves the seat they have the right to backfill that loss. Hopefully for your case they would exercise that right and backfill anybody that leaves.
Based on the number of bids out on the West Coast on this vacancy I would suspect that it is very likely they will be backfilling losses from the 737. Not sure what your seniority stance is relative to others that are trying to get West, but this bid should create a good deal of movement. Remember now that you are on the line and can bid, they can't have an "unfilled" bid to SFO 737 FO without you first getting the bid (as long as you bid for it)