Is there any way to tell what size a category will be after the bid is run? I'm looking at the Resources page at the 22.D.3 report for April 2011. Is that representative of how many pilots will be in each category following the bid?

The reason I ask is my category (DTW320B) is showing 255 pilots on the April 2011 22.D.3 report. October 2010 Category list shows 254 pilots, and the projected category list (based off of the January 2010 bid) for December 2010 shows 261 pilots, but the projected category list (based off the May bid) for December 2010 only shows 206 pilots. I don't get it. Why would the category drop by roughly 20% in December and then be back up to "normal" size in April?

Where I'm going with this is, are newhires going to fill the gap between 206 on the December 2010 projection and 255 on the April 2011 requirement? What total number do they use if I put in a percentage bid?

For example if I have DTW320B at 80%, I would get it if I was #204 or better, based on a total category size of 255. But if the category is only 206 pilots total, then #204 is obviously almost at the bottom.

Any help?