Originally Posted by
bigtime209
Not necessarily on the hook for PBS per se. PBS was already being negotiated prior to the last concessionary TA. The TA and resultant LOA stipulates that the PBS negotiations would be suspended until the 41st delivery. At that point, the PBS Working Group would restart and finalize the negotiations of the specifics of PBS. Once that process starts, they have 120 days to finalize it. Once the details are hashed out, the pilot group would vote on whether or not to green light PBS. In the event PBS is voted down by the pilot group, the company gets 8-9 million dollars in concessions elsewhere. So in essence, should the company decide to dust off this part of the concessionary contract, the pilot group can accept PBS or take significant concessions. But in this environment of looking everywhere and anywhere to find pilots and throwing more and more money to try to fix the staffing woes, the company knows they cannot come after the pilot group for concessions. That's why PBS hasn't been brought up by the company. But they absolutely can pull that trigger at any time.
So as stated, if the company wants pbs they will get it. We can’t afford 9 million in concessions.