Originally Posted by
Clue32
Considering the mass exodus from the 737 fleet upon completion of the 24 month bidding block, I can not understand how this would be possible. Your source seems questionable.
If we take 12/2022 hires as the cutoff point for the 24 month bidding block v. not hiring until end of the year, it shows only about 20% of 737 FOs to be eligible to bid off the plane within that timeframe. A 12/22 hire bids as number 6/23 in PDX, and 27/98 in CVG
So I'd say based on numbers, that claim is plausible. Those guys are not flying either, they are very overstaffed on that fleet.
The 737 is a VERY junior fleet. We hired 0-2 a month for a long time. These big 737 classes are a very recent phenomenon.