Originally Posted by
BigZ
Yes, he can absolutely bid to 175, provided there is no seat lock (i.e. took the standing vacancy to upgrade asap, proffered on the bud etc). But the equipment to equipment CA bid is subject to 30% cap, i.e. if 145 CA bids to 175 and there are X vacancies available, no more than 0.3X of those go to existing CAs, rest to FOs.
Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
So first things first we can all agree that 175 ORD is what you want to start out with. From there the question is when you upgrade what equipment will you be on. Who knows really? The best guess is you would be forced or left with the 145 for the upgrade.
Thanks for the insight. So basically 175 is my best option to get the hours to upgrade. Then at that point seniority is going to determine whether I upgrade in the 175 or 145 and will also determine my location i'm assuming. And I would go back to reserve as a CA? For instance, If I get the 175 to ORD, I could get the hours to upgrade and the first available upgrade slot is a 145 to LGA right? Sorry for the noob questions but appreciate the info.