Originally Posted by
CLazarus
I haven't tried to figure out how many NB CAs we will end up with at the end of this bid. But, when the results come out it might be possible to estimate what comes next. For example, we currently have about 3100 Bus/737 CAs and 1032 of them are being displaced. If 400 displacees wind up as Bus/737 CAs, we'd be at about 2500 NB CAs. I assume the CO would want about an equal number of NB FOs.
Today's snapshot is up to 4220 bids out of 4698 (90% reporting). Of those bids, 498 are bidding Bus/737 CA, so we'll likely top out between 550-600. With no further adjustments or displacements we'd go from 3224 Bus/737 CAs at the start of 20-07D to about 2800 Bus/737 CAs company wide.
One tweak to my post yesterday saying we had 3000+ Bus/737 FOs, it was based off the "Active" numbers on Vacancy 20-06. Displacement 20-07 shows 2876 active Bus/737 FOs, which I presume is due to guys heading off to training since the vacancy closed last winter. So, at least we are starting the displacement process beginning from a lower total of Bus/737 FOs system wide. Also, with PS service moving away from the 757 I think the system wide percentage of flying done by Bus/737 FOs may go up somewhat. So if you read me loud and clear, I'm telling you there's a chance...