Originally Posted by
MKUltra
There were several people that got FO jet who were here with little time and we have capt jet with less than a year here. We will see how this bid goes wth the seat lock. I feel there will be a tough time pulling some of the people on the dash right now off will be tough.
They reimplemented the locks because they know that no unlocked FO will bid it. If those EMB FO slots remain vacant after the bid, they can put new hires in the Jet. Having the option to go to the jet as a new hire potentially helps staffing.