Originally Posted by Hillbilly

They probably had the high ALVs to ensure they would not run afoul of the targeted line value (TLV) requirements in the PWA down the road during slower months. The TLV is measured for a 12-bid period rolling average of the ALV for each position and it has to be between 75 and 80 hours (inclusive). If you run 5 months (May though September) of 72 hour ALVs and then go into the winter flying months which don't have as much flying, you could run into a problem come April 2014. Just a thought.