Originally Posted by
Fr8Master
So when bid 20-02 was released it stated the next bid would likely be Spring 2022. Recently, I’ve heard a few rumors that it could be late this year or very early next year. Anyone hear anything like this?
I wouldn't expect late this year. I would count on Spring 2022 for a couple of reasons.
#1. If you look at the Final Results for bid 20-02, they are not close to filling up the Captain spots in several categories. In other words, there are still Captains who have not gone to training. Some won't go until after peak.
#2. I was once told by union folks as to the reason why we can't have small bids was that the company plans financially for 17 months at a time. The last bid was in Dec 2020.
Add 17 months to that, subtract two or three for the posting time frame and bid .. Spring 2022.