Originally Posted by
F15andMD11
Some observations from this bid: Many did leave the WB to be able to live in base. But nothing that was very noteworthy. I expected more to leave WB FO to upgrade.
What I did find very noteworthy is the incredible jump in seniority LAS FOs just scored. Many were mid to upper middle seniority in their previous BES, now they’re in the top 1-10%. Hello to the schedule you want, to having trips bought and hello to the vacation you want. Only one pre-merger pilot, the rest post merger. Score!😎
my take… most pilots won’t jump at a new base until they see how the cards fall… once the base starts flying trips (see pairings) and the base seniority is set the bidding dynamic will change for the next round.