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I think in this case they could only bid to a base without the 330 or to another 330 base as a 330 pilot, no?
No. It's not that the 330 isn't in ATL, it's that you can't HOLD it in ATL.
Here's a good example. You are awarded ATL 7ER, you live in Seattle. Since ER is supposedly closing there you are unlikely to get it on an AE, however, after a year, even if the 7ER is still in Seattle, you can bid to a different aircraft to get Seattle as long as you couldn't hold 7ER on that AE.
It's not that the aircraft isn't in the base you want, it's that you can't get to the base you want on your aircraft.