Originally Posted by
More Bacon
Although I disagree wholeheartedly with trip parking--how would it affect manning?
Any shady "trip parking" takes place after the bid is awarded, and thus, should not affect manning. Or am I missing something?
Our manning formula includes a factor for increasing pilots in category based (in part) on how many greenslips are awarded in category.
So, if pilots can circumvent the monthly ALV + 15 line limit, by parking trips, to pick up more time, then un-parking their trip, resulting a line far above ALV + 15, well, that trip is no longer in Open Time, and doesn't need to be covered, by a reserve or by a Green Slip. Thus no increase in manning, in fact, a decrease is warrented, as even the reserves are not flying very much.
If every pilot is flying just 7.5 hours per month above ALV+15, that equates to about 1,200 less pilots needed to fly the schedule. If you are in the bottom 10% of your category, expect to be displaced to a lower paying category.
Or...just fly 75 in a higher paying category...the job you save could be your own.