Originally Posted by
MagPBS
I wasn't really involved in the paper process. But the level of access we have rivals most other airlines. When it comes to PBS we have more access, input and control then either Delta or Jet Blue. I've been to Navtech meetings with all these parties so I talk from first hand experience.
Here's a quick question (if we can agree to disagree on FAs & KCM?):
I understand the historical logic for blocking off the last 7 days of the present bid month from FLICA transactions while bids for the following month are processing--that rule made sense in a pre-117 environment, b/c the main carryover/carry-in issues back then were [30 block in 7] and [24 consecutive rest in 7]. There was no 28 day-lookback, as monthly limits were calendar-based and reset the 1st of the next month (which almost always matched up with the next bid period).
In the 117 world, that 7-day lock on trip trades at the end of the month persists, b/c it helps prevent block/FDP in 168 violations on the carryover/carry-in...but how do you control for block/FDP in 672 hour lookback violations? How do you deal with the 28 day clock?
What I'm asking is: at what point does Navtech take a snapshot of my current March sched/flying/FDP, and load it for use in preventing 117 issues in my April award?