Uhm, you do realize that's not a result of PBS, but is a result of a terrible contract, right?


Allow me to tell you guys this, although you'll probably just dismiss it as nothing:

ASA isn't my first airline. I came from another that had a PBS, had it for a very long time. While I was on reserve, I could build my very own schedule, got whatever I asked for off every month.

"How?" you might ask. Well, it was a combination of 2 things:
1) I bid smartly. I bid for what my seniority would get me. I knew it was unrealistic to bid for 1 day trips Mon-Thurs. Guys at ASA try to bid this, and get mad when they don't get it.
2) We had a good contract. I would bid for whatever reserve hard days and soft days I wanted, this is not possible at ASA due to a terrible contract with basically no reserve rules. I could pick up flying on my days off, which would automatically pay me 1.5x, and on top of guarantee. And reserve there was basically what would be known elsewhere as "relief lines", ie I would get reserve for the month, but many times, half of the month would be pre-assigned with the leftover open time.

Sorry for getting off topic. There's a specific thread for just this topic, and this isn't it. We can move the discussion over there. Just don't blame PBS for a late schedule and crappy work rules. I don't like it any more than you do, but let's assign responsibility to where it should be.