Originally Posted by
GoCats67
There were 3 folks on the most recent vacancy bid that were able to do this
That's not quite true.
They did not bid Captain in indoc. They were one of the folks that bid captain after indoc but before they were eligible for training. (Newly eligible under UPA23)
Not that someone couldn't do that ... but nobody who has gotten captain in indoc is yet senior enough to do so. The 737CA plug the last bid was >2000 pilots off the bottom.
And if senior captains leave IAH for better gigs ... there will be people interested in being senior in Houston.