Originally Posted by
CaptJackSparrow
Talk to guys at Skywest. I haven't heard anyone who likes it. The only people who don't mind PBS are those in the top 30% of seniority. Everyone else gets screwed.
I DTS most of my vacations so losing the extra week or two of free time, give or take, is a game changer for a lot of folks.
The bottom line here is that PBS only benefits the company. What do the we get out of it as a benefit? I have neither seen nor heard of any major positive aspect that improves QOL from PBS. Supposedly there will be less people on reserve. Supposedly. I highly doubt that will change seeing that this company's reserve system revolves around 1/3 of the pilot group being on reserve. And the only way for that to change is for an overhaul to the reserve system as a whole.
The simple fact is PBS is beneficial for the company's bottom line and nothing more than that.
A while back I posted asking about what a better reserve would look like.
One of the responses stated that Envoy revolves around having a reserve pool that is as deep as it it to avoid late departures. I get that, but the system is still incredibly inefficient FOR THE COMPANY as well as the pilots. The company is PAYING A WHOLE LOT OF GUYS TO NOT FLY. There has to be something better that would be beneficial to both parties. A more efficient reserve would save the company money and less people on reserve should mean less time on reserve as a pilot which I think most people would see as an improvement.