Originally Posted by pitchattitude

Check back in a few days when the next bid runs. It will give an indication of how junior captain spots are going. In the most recent past, they have moved away from actual DECs and made everyone go through as an FO and then do upgrade. Not necessarily a bad thing as it gives you time to figure out the company and since you have the hours still get the captain pay anyway and with only the 175, you won’t have to worry about a plane swap and the upgrade will be a shorter “qualified” upgrade.