Originally Posted by
gloopy
I do like the ADG and think it will be a net line item win for us, although I'm sure we'll see a few unintended consequences in future bid packets as they company prioritizes not paying it through soft credit.
Agreed. My guess is that commutable trips will become harder to find.
Originally Posted by
gloopy
I also like the fNWA longevity fix. While it won't apply to 90%+ fNWA pilots in terms of pay since almost all are max scale anyway it was still the right thing to do and will occasionally get someone into the next vacation/sick accrual bucket a couple months sooner.
According to the Notepad that just came out, some 400 fNWA pilots will benefit in some way.
Originally Posted by
gloopy
As for the costing of this, I can't figure out how our guys cost out something that they don't know and can't control, but the company knows and does control. CDO's as well as augmented domestic in all its forms is a function of how many, if any, the company decides to do, and they can change at any time. How do we put a fixed cost on that in the first place?
It is my understanding that the costing is done by reprogramming CARMEN with whatever new rules they're considering, generating full bid packages out of those, and comparing the difference in total cost. The Company can obviously tweak what CARMEN generates as the months go by, but I have no idea how often they come up with a better (read lower cost) result that way.
Originally Posted by
gloopy
In any case the whole thing was a reserve crisis requiring a reserve solution and was a huge opportunity to significantly increase reserve QOL while simultaneously driving up manning requirements. But instead most of the gains went to other areas...
To me, the single biggest gain in this whole thing is the 5:15 ADG, which affects reserves even more so than regulars. Reserves will finally get the same pay and credit for the same work, meaning that their GS trips will often be worth more and they'll fill up more quickly.