With our new contract 1.5 years ago the number of FO's bypassing upgrade has increased. It used to be that the most junior Captain on the master seniority list was right at 59%. For the June bid the most junior Captain is at 61.16%. (5761 out of 9419)
So, with 9419 pilots now that is an additional 203 F/Os that are bypassing upgrade compared to what was going on before the new contract.
I think that the number is going to go even higher -- I think over the next 18 months that we will see it level off at around 63% seniority for the most junior Captain on the master seniority list.
Good news for those that want to take the first available upgrade.