Vacancy 26-04
11-09-2025 | 04:04 AM
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11-09-2025 | 04:29 AM
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There will still be vacancy bids almost every month. There will be almost monthly WB bids to cover retirements. There will be also NBCA, but just not like the ones we are seeing this month and in December. We have 21 787s delivered in 2026 and 281 WBCA retirements between now and November 2026 which means they need to have at least 400 WBCA bids over the next year, many of which will leads to NBCA backfills.
128 Deliveries total with 450 retirements means a lot of hiring, upgrading and training. 200 Guppy captains doesn't "fully staff 2026 flying" like some on here are alluding.
Everyone needs to chill.
128 Deliveries total with 450 retirements means a lot of hiring, upgrading and training. 200 Guppy captains doesn't "fully staff 2026 flying" like some on here are alluding.
Everyone needs to chill.
11-09-2025 | 04:53 AM
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11-09-2025 | 09:15 AM
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America West started up PHX HNL. Shortly after startup a FAA inspector asked the crew to show them their backup navigation procedures. Blank stares from all 3 crewmembers. Airlines don’t all train to the same degree!
11-09-2025 | 01:09 PM
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From crew resources "Narrowbody Captains will be offered in the latter stages of Q4 2025 to support increased demand in summer 2026. We plan to begin this effort with a focus on Newark and San Francisco B737 Captain vacancies, where most of the incremental positions continue to be needed. In Q1, we expect to offer a smaller number of B737 and A320 Captain positions to finalize support for the summer demand as network schedules are refined. By March, we expect our narrowbody Captain need to be fulfilled until late 2026."
Also from crew resources "November will be our most significant B737 Captain vacancy bulletin in quite some time as we begin planning for 2026 summer needs. This is expected to be the largest B737 vacancy offering with positions offered primarily in Newark and San Francisco, along with a smaller number of vacancies in Washington and Los Angeles. There will be no Airbus vacancies in November, but a limited number of Airbus Captains will be availabl in December between our Denver and Houston bases. These two offerings are expected to fulfill the majority of the narrowbody Captain need for 2026"
They never said "all" or "only". They clearly said large but with follow on bids.
Its pretty clear that 200 CA bids on the 737 with 128 planes being delivered and 2,500 new hires plus 450 retirements isn't going to staff the airline fully until 2027. Every bid will likely have 737 Captains awards on it from backfills, despite not being posted. But not as large as the current one is.
Also from crew resources "November will be our most significant B737 Captain vacancy bulletin in quite some time as we begin planning for 2026 summer needs. This is expected to be the largest B737 vacancy offering with positions offered primarily in Newark and San Francisco, along with a smaller number of vacancies in Washington and Los Angeles. There will be no Airbus vacancies in November, but a limited number of Airbus Captains will be availabl in December between our Denver and Houston bases. These two offerings are expected to fulfill the majority of the narrowbody Captain need for 2026"
They never said "all" or "only". They clearly said large but with follow on bids.
Its pretty clear that 200 CA bids on the 737 with 128 planes being delivered and 2,500 new hires plus 450 retirements isn't going to staff the airline fully until 2027. Every bid will likely have 737 Captains awards on it from backfills, despite not being posted. But not as large as the current one is.
11-09-2025 | 04:32 PM
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Exactly. Which isn't "all". And its not "all" for 2026 its "nearly all" for summer 2026 staffing as the OP contended that the CRU said while he just derped "the cru said..."
I bet there are 737 CA awards on almost every snapshot as well as one or two more with some awards. But nowhere does it say this is all 737 CA awards for all of 2026.
I bet there are 737 CA awards on almost every snapshot as well as one or two more with some awards. But nowhere does it say this is all 737 CA awards for all of 2026.
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