Originally Posted by
FMGEC
Incorrect. If after 12 months you win a bid for a different aircraft AND different base, then the lock goes away.
BOTH of the above mentioned items have to come true (aircraft change and base change)
For all other situations, except upgrading to Captain, if you start training after MAY 20, 2017 you are locked for 2 years.
Clear as mud?
Partly true. You can get released from you seat lock if the aircraft you are seat locked on is not in the base you are trying to get. Ie 88 isn't in SLC so a new hire could get released from the seat lock after 12 months but I think the remainder of the 2 years would be tacked onto a new seat lock for a potential 3 years on the new equipment.
Also if a new category opens you can be released from a seat lock.