OK, here's some info, no PM required. According to Envoy pilots, there won't be a vacancy bid until February or March and that according to one union source is likely to be a combined vacancy/displacement bid of equal size in ORD to transition E-145 pilots to E-175 positions. Supposedly, the plan is to flow 90 captains through March indicating a significant net loss of captains which apparently have some over-staffing relative to F/O's. Since the previous claim was 205-250 upgrades for 2016 or an average of 18-21 upgrades per month, this revelation doesn't indicate good news for the 2.5 year upgrade.

I believe the term used to describe this was that "the tide is trickling" or something to that effect. This is no "trash-talking" by any "blowhard", simply the info Envoy pilots themselves are revealing and not only important to consider in contemplating Envoy, but fair information. It would be nice to report better news on the advancement front, but so far, it doesn't seem to be materializing as previously promised or misrepresented. YMMV.