Originally Posted by Karnak

Can't speak for pre-merger Delta, but at NWA we sought VB (it was called "satellite basing") at least 3 times. We had a high percentage of commuters, and the MEC looked at VB as an option to improve QOL.

The biggest impediment we had to making it work was the "Advance Position Award" system we used. The company was required to tell every pilot where we'd be 3 months in advance, with a systemwide "AE" conducted every month.



Nope, but they can't staff an airline properly for more than 3-4 months at at time! I don't think ANY airline can be properly staffed for very long. VB is a new tool. We'll see if it's useful, or ends up getting tossed away.