Originally Posted by
Tee1Up
FWIW, there were zero vacancies on the 7ERB in SEA on the last AE, but 13 FO's moved into the position. So they certainly back-filled that position. I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to. Many that bid that position had no chance of holding it and suddenly got it. So, miracles happen. Glad to be moving to the west coast!
Delta will typically (not always) state in the bid posting if they plan on not back-filling a specific category. In the case of SEA 7ERB, I count 16 pilots that bid off and 16 pilots that were awarded the category (including displacement reinstatements).
Something I didn't catch when I geeked out on this a few days ago, was that there were 13 NYC765 F/O's that bid off, but only 11 that were awarded the category. The most junior NYC765B award was a March 2015 hire, from the last class that wasn't still in their one year seat lock. That means there are potentially NYC767-400 F/O's vacancies that are available to new hires. Not that this will happen, but that would be a pretty cool class to be in if those popped up.