Originally Posted by
rickair7777
HNL 787 pilots will probably just go to SEA, either move or commute. I'm not worried about those folks wanting to bid mainland 737 for the most part. Or if they really don't want to commute, bid something on the islands, whether it's 321, 737, 717.
Displaced 717/321 pilots would presumably bid 737 island base, which I think they'll need to cover all that flying, and also to not totally alienate the locals. Especially 717, be stoopid to make them commute to the west coast just to fly back, stay in company hotels, and do inter-island.
I'm kind of assuming that NB flying will be gradual one-for-one replacements with 737, so no significant net displacements.
Also most of the HA NB pilots are more on the junior side, and will not have WB super-seniority.
Straw poll said less than 30% of the HNL 787 left seat want to go to Seattle. They went to the plane because on ramp up it was just doing west coast trips. They will go to the 330 and more junior 330 captains will go to Seattle instead... or the bottom of the 330 captain list will get displaced.
The 717 is one bad AD away from getting parked. Both seats (other than the top of the left seat) are super junior so th3 FOs will go where they are told and most captains will slot into FO lists elsewhere.