Originally Posted by
PA Slammer
Do you need a vacancy bid to place new hires? I thought they were placed where needed. Maybe I dont understand the process then. I guess I never watched the timing of classes and vacancy bids.
You need unfilled vacancies to have new hires. 8-C-8
So yes you need a vacancy to place new hires, senior pilots get first crack at positions. What you're postulating would allow the company to place new hire "where needed." Say maybe DEN, or IAH 777 FO. Out of seniority order.