Those most junior WB FOs were literally awarded a couple years ago. As soon as they decided to park the 747, those WB awards started going thousands of number senior as guys started transitioning over. As was mentioned above, recent vacancy awards have started showing an additional trend of NB captains bidding back to WB FO, pushing that opportunity further away.

But who knows? We have a huge number of planes due to show up on the ramp next year and plenty of the most senior guys headed out the door. Bid what you want and enjoy the increasing seniority in your current BES in the meantime.