SIA and SAPA have been working together for quite some time to address the ongoing crewmember requests for earlier schedule availability. We are pleased to announce the approval of a policy that will now enable our flight crews to get their schedules earlier in the month. To facilitate this change, the bidding window has been adjusted from seven days to five days, which also gives crew members more time to trade/swap and drop pairings. The change will take effect beginning with the November bid award. The new bid window will open at 9 a.m. MT on the 10th of each month and close at 9 a.m. on the 15th . With this new policy enhancement, all subsequent awards and loads will occur 48 hours earlier. We are excited about this positive change that so many of our crewmembers have requested!