Originally Posted by
Sunvox
I have to offer a slight difference of opinion.
Lines were not so great.
You had lines with weekends off. You had lines with transcons. You had lines that were mostly commutable. You had high time lines. You had low time lines. No matter what, even if you were the number one pilot in base the line you picked inevitably had compromises.
Is PBS perfect. Not by a mile.
Is PBS maybe just sorta a slight improvement over lines . . . I think it is.
I'm inclined to agree with you. Generally, people can get "some" of the pairing characteristics that they want with PBS. I get more of what I want with PBS, factoring in relative seniority. It's not a perfect system, but I like it better than the old line bidding. If they could add some Boolean logic to the avoid/award parameters (if/then/else), I think it would be better.