Iver, ref 195
Fabulous bit of kit - makes the 'modern' Airbus look like a throwback to the 80's and don't even think of comparing it to the brown junk that passes for a Boeing flightdeck. Real nice machine to fly, and loads of toys for the lazy pilot.
You can bid for it from your very first bid, and if you are flexible on base, should be able to make it quite comfortably in 18 months from joining. Jet FOs have always been quicker to move on than the skippers, so not quite 'dead mans' shoes, but the process may be a little slower now given both the current economic climate and the high level of contentment amongst the operating crews in relation to the 146 which it replaced.
Well worth waiting for, and a type which I expect will become increasingly commonplace.