First, they are not scheduled. They are planned, and there is no contractual requirement that they post any at all. That said, we generally see at least one and sometimes two a quarter.

They have said in some of the crew lounge visits that there may be 20 777 a/b and 20 744 A/B slots on this bid. Add in the conversion of the SLC 767 to a 7ER base with many pilot on the 767 being unable to hold the ER, things could get sporty quick. What that means is it may appear to be a small bid, but might produce a decent amount of training events.

Other comments were: More ER time all over.

The have stated more than once that it will be posted on Labor Day. So I figure a few days either side of that. Bid will close 10 days after it is posted.