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Old 02-17-2026 | 06:48 AM
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Here are the numbers for the April vacancy which closes the 20th of this month:

AUS 66 CPT 63 FO
BNA -20 FO
BWI -11 FO
DAL -16 CPT -4 FO
LAS -13 FO
MCO 6 CPT 9 FO
MDW 8 CPT
OAK -6 CPT -12 FO
PHX -12 FO


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Old 02-17-2026 | 06:52 AM
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I mean this HAS to get better soon right? With all the hiring and upgrades this year, if someone is displaced out of any base except maybe Denver, it shouldn’t be long to get back right?

So dumb this is happening with hiring actively happening.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 06:54 AM
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I’ve been looking at the projection that’s out on SWAlife and see many FOs upgrading. Keep in mind that if you upgrade for Aprils bid, you will go to class in March.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 06:57 AM
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Projection shows ten BWI FOs being displaced, with several FOs displaced TO BWI, yet 14 new hires being awarded BWI. WTF?

Looks like majority new hires are being assigned MCO, then BWI, and one to MDW.

I don’t see any DEN displacements.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by at6d
Projection shows ten BWI FOs being displaced, with several FOs displaced TO BWI, yet 14 new hires being awarded BWI. WTF?

Looks like majority new hires are being assigned MCO, then BWI, and one to MDW.

I don’t see any DEN displacements.
Yeah...how the hell does that work in BWI? NH fill any spots left over after all the chairs are taken. There should be nobody kicked out while people are displaced in....that's just stupid.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by at6d
Projection shows ten BWI FOs being displaced, with several FOs displaced TO BWI, yet 14 new hires being awarded BWI. WTF?

Looks like majority new hires are being assigned MCO, then BWI, and one to MDW.

I don’t see any DEN displacements.
Yeah, sounded confusing until I looked at it. Projection was -11 BWI FOs. Which is true, in totality. However, far more than 11 voluntarily bid out of BWI. That created openings that were filled by both displacements and NHs.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 07:53 AM
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Yeah...how the hell does that work in BWI? NH fill any spots left over after all the chairs are taken. There should be nobody kicked out while people are displaced in....that's just stupid.
You’re correct and that’s what happened. I don’t see anything amiss.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 08:18 AM
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To be fair it may wash out with the award.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by at6d
To be fair it may wash out with the award.
Yes. This is just a projection. The end result will likely be vastly different for most bases.
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Old 02-17-2026 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Liberty
Yeah, sounded confusing until I looked at it. Projection was -11 BWI FOs. Which is true, in totality. However, far more than 11 voluntarily bid out of BWI. That created openings that were filled by both displacements and NHs.
Ah....guess BWI is where a lot of upgrades are as well. East coast churn as people start moving west....
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