Originally Posted by
⌐ AV8OR WANNABE
Roberto, please stop ruining my rumors... I posted it on APC so you know it must be true! 
Well, I'm not sure about the classic displacements but is it possible they'll choose to keep a few classics a while longer? Also, can they skip a displacement bid and post a vacancy bid instead? (DC8)
I heard that displacement bids might be on hold for now from a buddy of mine who was in training last week and overheard a couple instructors talking...
Then again, who knows what’ll happen…
I sure don't know what will happen, but am making guesses based upon what they've told me and some contractual limitations re. timing. I think UPS likes to couple a displacement bid with some vacancies, as theoretically that will help suck up some of the displacees. In the case of only ANC 400 FO vacancies, however, I don't see any classic guys going for them. And if they have some other vacancies, the 48 remaining upgradeable FE's will jump on them.
There is not a hurry, training wise, for the Classic displacement, as they plan on delaying training for almost all of them until the last 3 planes go away after peak.
They do have to get a bid out for the ANC FO's, in order to fill the July 28 class. If it is just a straight vacancy bid, they can wait until June 30 and still have enough contractual time to put someone in the July 28 class. With a displacement bid, a vacancy realignment bid must come out NLT Monday, June 16, to make that class.
We can end this guessing game within a week, and start the next guessing game immediately thereafter. At least with DHL, we have some more optimism in our guessing now.