At VX how is reserve bid? Do you just bid for days off and then get assigned a reserve availability time? The big give with PBS is moving away from reserve lines. At Alaska you bid for a RAP call out and the time remains the same all month.

With A lot of PBS systems you just bid days off and scheduling assigns your call out time as needed. This will reduce premium pay and total number of pilots needed to staff the airline.

At Alaska reserve actually goes more senior and is not that bad to be on.