Originally Posted by
Happyflyer
I think it's more fluid and dynamic than your imagining, they were taking 4 planes a month, so guys get 30 hours block and 18 days off and can pick up above guarantee. PBS caps % of reserves, so yea inefficient schedules can pop out at the company's expense.
There not all getting 85 hours in 12-13 working days because every 4 day pays 26 hours.
A snapshot in time, is not a reflection of their strong contract if anything it's just a reflection of Delta's efficiency which AA or PSA will never have, and no amount of negotiating capital can fix that. If PSA voted a carbon copy you wouldn't see that because our schedulers are allergic to efficiency, and their contract doesn't require 26 hour 4 days.
I think we're both in agreement that DH, rigs or minday will help clean up trip credit, but it it may be deceiving to just cherry pick their pilot agreement.
I personally like ASA's duity rig which will help us get paid sitting at the gate during IROP's.
Like ASA it's cheaper to install rigs and minday when you switch to PBS, because scheduling doesn't have to split trips for conflict. AWAC and XJT have them with hardlines, but they only got because they got it right after Comair went on strike and never lost them in a BK.
They might not all be getting 18 days off with 85 hours, but from what it sounds like its not uncommon. Here at PSA NOBODY is getting 85 hours with 18 days off, unless Its during a vacation month. Even if you can find a critical trip you’re not going to get that. And critical is very hard to find nowadays. Also, that 85 hours is a conservative number.
Plus, if they’re getting 18 days off they cant be picking up that much open time unless its just 1 or 2 day trips. Otherwise, they must be getting over 20 days off in their normal schedules. 26 hour 4 days arent as rare at other airlines. In one of my previous posts I mentioned how someone had a screenshot of Mesa’s open time and just about every single 4 day was worth over 20 hours and 3 days were over 15 hours. If that’s their open time then you have to wonder how good the trips are that pilots are actually getting awarded on their normal schedules. In our open time we’re lucky to find a 4 day worth 18 hours. Most are in the 14-15 hour range. And even if the Endeavor guys are picking up lots of open time....they’re getting it a bare minimum of 150%. There’s always going to be open time, but our’s only pays 125%