Originally Posted by
Macjet
How is this any different than line bidding?
PBS allows more specific like for those guys who live in base can bid for 2 days or 3 trips with no red eyes. Or commuters who can bid for commutable trips. If you look at our lines, there's a mix of everything at any given line. You may have to drop your schedule and rebuild it if you want to really get specific. With PBS, you can say
2 or 3 day pairings
No red eyes pairings
Desire trips with release time of whatever.
Single pairing per work period (no back to back trips like a 4 day follow by 2 day)
These are some examples. If you're senior enough it will build your line that you want with the exact perimeter. I'm not trying to say PBS is great for everyone, or trying to say I want it, but I worked with PBS for 8 years as a junior and senior pilot to see what it can and can't do.