Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
How do we retire 450 CA in 2026 and hire 2,000 FOs and not have any more Captain bids? That going to create a 2,500 pilot imbalance between CA and FO current staffing. It makes no sense. Just like we heard last month that Nov was the "last bid" until fall of 2026 I bet we hear that 6 or 7 more times as each monthly bid comes out to cover retirements and aircraft deliveries.
there will be another big CA bid - in later 2026
clean up bids between now and then