Originally Posted by sailingfun

I am not sure what good a practice bid would have. You would have to get the company to tell you their exact plans for future advance entitlements for it to have any relevance. There is going to be a lot of moving around. Its likely a 747-400 base will open in Atlanta. The 747-200 operation is going to be shut down. A A330 base in JFK/ATL or both is very possible as is a 767ER base in SEA and DTW. The 747-400 even if moved to Atlanta would be fenced to NWA only. The company likes this because they feel it will minimize any training involved. They believe the NWA pilots will follow the airframe which is probably true. There are going to be hundreds of basing combinations the company can explore between now and SOC when they start moving equipment. If the past history of Delta management and crew planning holds true the only thing you can count on is that until the bid is actually posted no decision has been made.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

I am not sure what good a practice bid would have. You would have to get the company to tell you their exact plans for future advance entitlements for it to have any relevance. There is going to be a lot of moving around.