GoCats67

Not necessarily. It just means that the ones from the last vacancy bid will have expired.

The current vacancy bid doesn't have any 756 FOs available in EWR, however that doesn't tell the whole story. On this vacancy there are 10 EWR 320 CA, 10 EWR 777 FO, and 10 EWR 787 FO slots available. Also the company has set the minimum staffing number on the 756 at the same value as the current staffing number. That means that any EWR 756 FO that takes any bid on this vacancy must be replaced by another person. So, with the advertised vacancies at EWR further up the food chain, some movement off of the 756 FO seat is likely.

As an example, if every one of those advertised vacancies in EWR for 320 CA, 777 FO, and 787 FO are all taken by current EWR 756 FOs, then that would create 30 openings for EWR 756 FO. Those would all be open to current pilots, but any that weren't taken would go "unfilled" and be available to future new hire classes. This process is true on every vacancy, so you can always see additional spots awarded that weren't listed in the primary vacancy listing.

While this bid isn't as large as the December vacancy bid, on that one we had 416 total positions advertised. When the final award was issued there were a total of 1247 actual awards.(including unfilled slots going to New Hires)

This brought us the phrase - Bid what you want -- Want what you bid -- Careful what you bid for because you just might get it!!!

So, we will not know for sure until the end of the month (after this bid is awarded) if any 756 FOs have gone unfilled, but it is certainly a possibility!