Originally Posted by
CanoePilot
So with the por less than a month away and the effective date of the mou being that date.
Has there been any indication on when these parts of the mou other than pay go into effect? The mou raises min days off to 13, when do we start to see that?
More importantly the reserve rules in the mou are still not clearly defined, when do we get firm info on some of these sections?
Lastly pbs is supposed to be implemented Jan, had a software vendor been chosen?.
CanoePilot,
The scheduling systems will remain as they are today for quite some time after the POR. Don't expect to see an extra day off immediately, but short call reserve guarantee won't go down to 73 hours either. We will be running 3 separate scheduling systems into next year, possibly until PBS is implemented. As far as reserve rules, there is nothing in the MOU about reserve rules. Perhaps you are thinking about the APA contract. Each scheduling system (East, West, and APA) will change slightly with the new FAR 117 being implemented Jan 4th, 2014. Currently, both APA and USAPA are working with AMR and US Airways to sign a PBS MOU to cover all pilots. I would expect that to be signed within the next 6 to 8 weeks. After the PBS MOU is signed a vendor will be selected. After the PBS MOU is signed, it will take about a year to put the new PBS system into service. I would expect September or October of next year as a best case scenario. Hope that helps.
Eastie Pilot