And to add to this, why would they want to delay the announcement for the reasons they mentioned? And the reason the announcement was being delayed was so we don't derail the hiring efforts of the company we're getting the 200's from. H$ll, the cat's out of the bag already. So what's going on now? I gotta think that there's more going on with ASA/Express Jet than just getting 14 200's. Maybe I'm just reading too much into it, but first announced we're getting a southern base, 14 200's, ASA side losing all 200's, ASA side getting a LGA base, Endeavor to do all maintenance at Detroit and LGA. It just seems to me that they're aligning ASA and Endeavor for something else?

 

Avros are coming back.

 

Might as well include the Saabs too then

 

Why stop there? Jetstreams, Dash 8s and Metros too...

 

Keep it going, Ground Catchers, 402s, cubs

 

Where are you in the seniority? I gained 127 numbers since my Oct class and using my most recent seniority from the March bid pack. People are leaving 30 or so a month on average but I guess it depends where they were on the seniority list.

 

I think everyone is consistently moving up 15-30 positions in seniority every month because of attrition off the top. The problem lies in the fact that flying keeps moving around so much one month you could be senior enough to hold a line and the next you are back on reserve. I used to sit comfortably above the line/reserve threshold and now with decreased flying in DTW and MSP each month I have edged closer and closer to being back on reserve. I left the 200 because I lost my line. If it keeps up like this I will be back on reserve on the 900. I'd venture to say that anyone hired before 1 JAN 16 hit the last of the "seniority jackpot" everyone hired in 2016 and after has bounced all over the place in terms of line vs reserve because of NYC buildup and shrinking of DTW and MSP.

I feel for the guys who spent +10 years on reserve or the MSP CA's that sit perpetual reserve but QoL is 1000% improved when you have a solid schedule. At the end of the day I love working here and the positives definitely outweigh the negatives for a new hire.

 

Yep, and unfortunately after the vacancy everyone will wait another two months or more for the final award. Late Spring/Summer move dates

 

They're setting themselves up for a massive vacancy too. A lot of upgrades likely. Wouldn't surprise me if we saw 17-01 before an ATL base, and if that base materializes (who knows at this point) maybe it'll be on 17-02

 

I completely understand that, however we don't even know the details. Is ATL going to be a 200 only base? Because if that's the case, movement on the 900 will be irrelevant