Originally Posted by
TTOCSMCC
Preface by saying this comment is not meant pro or con PBS...
If PBS was implemented wouldn't the resulting adjustment only be temporary?
Wouldn't the hiring and upgrading return to our current growth rates once the staffing became right-sized?
No, I don't think so. You would have the period of stagnation during the transition from line bidding to PBS, but then the staffing equation would be permanently altered as well. An example hypothetically would be that we currently need 8 crews per plane whereas through PBS we might need only 5.5 or 6 crews per plane. This is achieved through the loss of transition conflicts and modifications to vacation language among other 'efficiencies' gained by management. PBS would be a permanent paradigm shift.