Originally Posted by
BlackKnight
Honest question-
How is PBS different than our current secondary line system? We put in our preferences and are awarded that by seniority (ha!- supposedly). I understand and agree with the angst that we don't trust the company and never want this for our primary bidding, as often our requests aren't met and junior guys get our picks. But how would PBS be different?
We had no confidence it would be different based on the company's secondary system. That was one of many reasons it was a non-starter.
The airlines that use PBS have a more transparent and easy to understand system of inputs. I assume their actual computer program probably has a "2" in the first digit of the date it was created. I think ours dates back to the green screen only days. I believe the schedules produced are closer to what the requester expects (assuming expectations match seniority). Still an incredibly bad idea for us, IMO, and I'm happy that's not on the list of reason to vote "no" on this TA.