Originally Posted by sailingfun

I don't think you will see a DC-9 reduction in this bid. Even though the company gets a year window they normally don't use it. They can post bids anytime they want. If they decide to surplus -9 pilots they can post a bid in July or Aug to accomplish that. I don't see them tying their hands now and posting it this far out. They also have a history of simply letting people bid off and not replacing them rather then posting surpluses. There might be a bit of a pleasant surprise on this bid and overall there might be some upward movement that could clear some people off the nine.