Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
There could be Guppy captains awarded as backfills. SFO, LAX, EWR, LAS, DCA and GUM all have MIN at current staffing, so every guppy captain that bids Airbus will get backfilled in those bases. But without WB on this bid there isn't going to be as many backfills like the last one. 96 Captain bids in one month is not anything to turn one's nose up for. There are other airlines that haven't had 96 Captain bids in the last year, and many are displacing Captains.
Possibly fewer backfills than you might expect with WBFO MIN levels lower across the fleet:
Allowing up to 47 & 41 FOs to bid away from their 777 and 787 seats, respectively, without backfills.
Certainly hope the 787 seat certification issue is short-lived!