Originally Posted by
Too Many Bosses
Maybe off topic so I apologize in advance. What is the thought about how implementing PBS will effect QOL for Frontier Pilots.
Will this process benefit the senior group more, the junior pilots, or will it be roughly the same net effect for all? Pros and cons to each side?
TMB
It hasn’t been discussed much as most of us don’t know. Having worked under PBS before I will say I believe it will benefit the very senior and the very junior the most.
As a junior pilot stuck on perpetual reserve, a week of vacation may actually be the ticket to holding a line one month while there are a lot of guys senior to you on reserve. That was one thing that really bothered me about PBS at my previous airline, but it comes with the territory.
The senior pilots will get to cherry pick their trips and still take advantage (although not quite as much as current book) of working over their vacations.
In general I think we will see less trips available in open time and on the trade board because more people will get what they want in the initial bid.