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Originally Posted by
baseball
We could probably eliminate the whole global solution thing by getting rid of a published g line. Let the computer build lines in seniority order. When it can't build any more legal lines, everyone below just goes on reserve and the left over trips would go into open time. I'd guess the reserve line would move up about 5%, but the senior guys would get more of their choices.
IMO, if you're anywhere near the g-line there's a lot of value in knowing it. Especially if you're at or above by a few spots. It's not perfect but I think it works well.
At previous airline there was no such thing and there were times when far more people were bumped onto reserve than anticipated when block hours were low, and sometimes senior pilots found themselves on reserve for questionable reasons and despite not overly restrictive bid groups (yes there were "line donors" too).
With the g-line, IF getting a line is critical (commuter, juggling schedules w/ kids in the equation, etc), you know what your last bid group must be to ensure you get at least some sort of line.