Originally Posted by
eaglefly
From an odds standpoint, few new-hires are likely to get the E-175. There will be comparatively few in operation for at least a year or so and Envoy is projected to flow twice as many captains as they upgrade for the next 18 months indicating Envoy will still shrink significantly. I'd plan on the E-145, but ORD sounds possible.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The 175 went very senior. When the upgrade bid comes out, you're going to see a lot of the senior FO's who were awarded 175 FO, upgrading to CA on either the 145 or CRJ. This leaves that 175 FO seat vacant.
Because FO's cannot bid jet-to-jet, that vacant 175 seat would likely go to a new-hire.