Originally Posted by
nkbux
Spirit guy here... this is arguable... we have fabulous flexibility and get a lot of time off... HOWEVER there were imo some concessions in the QOL on this latest contract. The big IF now is how will everything change when PBS is implemented. ALPA and NK have a joint group operating under an LOA to have PBS implemented within a year from DOS. Good news is PBS comes with improved soft time... trip rig etc....bad news is at this point we have no idea how it will affect pairing construction and the red/green board (our system for being able to drop straight). It passed by 70% so overall your getting a pretty good idea. As far as rats goes remember the company filed suit against us for an apparent job action against the operation. There were people out for themselves but for the most part we were tired of the lack of progress and felt that the NMB was our worst enemy to achieve what we wanted. Wish you guys well in the next round, I believe in 3 years at NK we’ll be in for another fistfight although we’re certainky MUCH closer to our ultimate goals than we were 10 months ago. For the record I barely fly in the summer so I can be a dad and have no trouble dropping down to 20-22 days off a month.
Thank you for the feedback. What was the outcome of that lawsuit? Were any careers sidelined/ended?
That sounds amazing from a QOL standpoint. I understand there may be some negatives and a growing pains/learning curve when PBS comes, but I think after a while you'll probably appreciate the flexibility and customization it provides. This month was my B-day month. With PBS, I was able to pick some high credit pairings in the beginning of the month, and get the second half of the month off without using any vacation. This has been my consistent experience over the last 17 years of using PBS at two different airlines.