from a mathematical standpoint, the AE is extremely trivial compared to a normal bid run

facts are so inconvenient though...

Glad to hear it! No reason for all AEs not to be run fast then right? I’ll be super excited to see the results of the April AE the day after close. Or Wednesday. Make that no later than Friday. Next Friday.

there’s a bit more to most AEs than this one. There are very few contingent vacancy being created, and no B-A movement.


In normal AEs, multiple runs are done to facilitate a best solution. same with our monthly bids. This AE doesn’t have that.

That was the actual point I was trying to make. They’ve run a monthly bid for schedules in “record time” when they had to. They’ve done it when bids were delayed due to a hurricane, they were also our super fast after last April’s rebid.

AE sometimes take a full work week to get published. This took 9 hours.

They can do things quickly when they want to. Facts are so inconvenient though.

So dibs on when the next “real” AE will then be?

Mongo

I'll go with....April 8th

The fact is, the contract requires they be out by 1800E on the 17th, anything earlier is gravy. Want it earlier...we need get it in the contract. I happen to agree with you that I would like them earlier, but unless we force their hand, they'll prioritize it as they see fit. There is lots of room to move up the whole bidding process. Require the bid packets a day earlier? Cut the number of days needed to bid...5 days is more than enough. Require a 3 business day turn around. If bids closed on the 8th, we'd have them between the 11th and 13th.


Also, the B's are starting to populate.

NYC330A: 3000ish
NYC7ERA: 7000ish
NYC73NA and 320A: 8500ish
NYC220A: 9000+ ish

I thing 73 and 220 will go to 10500+

Specially since they will probably add aircraft delivery positions.