Nothing is affected until the AE award actually comes out. Until that time all NH spots are pulled from the last AE. Practically, there is very little effect as nearly every single narrow body FO seat in every base will have unfilled seats so the drops won’t significantly change. The biggest question is will there be any more unfilled 767-400 spots like there were last AE, and will we ever see unfilled spots on either the 330 or 350.

What normally happens is the class that starts right after the AE award comes out will not get their drop the week prior like normal since those spots wouldn’t count any more. That class would generally get their drop and make their selections on the first day of indoc.