I certainly hope you guys have actually looked at the management bid run summaries then.

There is ALWAYS some trips in open time following the completion of schedules.

I would also take a WAG and say that value is more than 1% but less than 2%.

I can't speak for our scheduling committee, but knowing them as well as I do, the door is always open and last week when the XJT scheduling folks were in Atlanta they didn't once stop by. They didn't stop by to look at how we were finalizing the solutions. The leader of the XJT Scheduling committee has his head so far into the sand it'll take an earthquake for it to come loose.

The numbers won't lie, so long as they actually have a chance to be evaluated without having to go through the McPickle filter. There has never been a 0% opentime month at this company since PBS came on property.

Also, lets remember, that with PrefBid, CRJ pilots are bidding on the trips they want in the first place...no protracted line bidding, drop a whole bunch of garbage from the garbage line you were awarded, only to pick up the few pairings you wanted.

Bid what you want. Get awarded what you want. If you can't, then it was due to a lack of sufficient seniority. With a bid audit trail telling you why.