Originally Posted by
tennisguru
They can't offer the 88 to new hires since there weren't any unfilled vacancies from the last AE. There weren't any vacancies period on that one, just displacements. The days of the rapid new hire advancement up the 88 ranks are over.
Just to be clear, I believe if enough FOs bid off the -88 without people trying to bid on, they may still have some -88 positions available. Secondary vacancies do not need to be posted on the initial AE or on a subsequent AE prior to new hires getting them. I don't recall if they noted any being available on the AE letter though.