the question is will its opening mean a draw down in 88 or 73 flying and surpluses there?

now I think it would be a major consideration by most but we do have some that have their heads stuck in their nether regions when it comes to the Airbus. Seen it in the crewroom with such gems as:

Random Captain: "What are you doing here?"
ALPA Rep: "Listening tour. Anything you want us to work on?"
Random Captain: "Yeah, get rid of the Airbuses."

or

Loud know it all to buddy but for everyone to hear: "Yeah the dirty secret about that UsAir flight that landed in the Hudson was that it had FADECs so as soon as one engine shut off the other one went to idle. Thats how its designed."

So what does that mean? There's a chance for a good category seniority on a good plane. My hesitation is being in a new category where 50% is still reserve.