Bingo!
About 15 years ago I was at a MCO base meeting, where the then head of Crew Resources was speaking. He said if it were up to him, there would only be ONE base, ATL, and EVERYONE would be on reserve! He also said every reserve should fly to the guarantee, since that's what they are being paid!
I raised my hand and asked, "If all the reserves are flying all the time, how will you cover irops? He said, "That's what green slips are for".
So, there you go, and ever since then we have been slowly moving in that direction (PBS was a huge manning concession).
If we allow other bases to cover in base flying, why have bases at all?
Why not just have one big base, and let everyone bid from there?
Think of all the jobs that could be eliminated. Whoo Hoo!
With that plus pay banding, can you say "stagnation"? But we'll be nearly as efficient as SW! And that's what we all want...right?
