Originally Posted by
notgood
Thank you both for the answers.
Yes that's true, I was just keeping up with the format but are more interested in knowing how long have people recently stayed on reserve on NB as FO particularly for both of these bases. I'm looking to bid 320 or 737. Class starts soon. Preference is 320 but at the end will end up bidding for what allows me to hold a line quicker and get a better seniority progression in BES.
Not all domiciles on the WB can be held as a new hire, so it was a valid question as to when you can bid WB Reserve. Also, ORD has the 787, so there are WB positions there unlike what someone posted above. These numbers below are the DOH for the Feb bid month. Any NB selection in training will get you to a line in a timeframe that is historically very quick and can change month to month.
ORD NB FO line holder: Aug 22
ORD WB FO reserve: Mar 22
ORD WB FO line holder: Apr 15
ORD NB Captain: Sep 21
ORD NB Captain line holder: Apr 16
ORD WB Captain reserve: Sep 97
ORD WB Captain line holder: Feb 95
IAH NB FO line holder: Aug 22
IAH WB FO reserve: Jul 22 (base trade-vacancy bid awards about 4-5 years)
IAH WB FO line holder: Apr 13
IAH NB Captain: Aug 21
IAH NB Captain line holder: Jul 14
IAH WB Captain reserve: Dec 97
IAH WB Captain line holder: May 90