Originally Posted by
701EV
SJ, first off there's no negativity. We are all in this together.
Everybody on the seniority list has suffered.
The ASA PBS system with the language that ran it was superior to line bidding. You credit high, fly less, with lots of days off. Thats what all pilots want.
What should tell EVERYBODY of how good it was is that management hated it. That is the tell tale sign of good contract language for pilots.
Now that being said, if our negotiators are not shooting for the sky then they should all be relieved of there duties.
With the environment being what it is currently. It's time for Mana Air and Untied to pony up.
701EV
I highly doubt any ASA PBS system was better than line bidding. Back when ASA was doing PBS, XJT had 400+ lines in base with 20 days off at the max with plenty of high time flying.
If you were senior you didn't have to do anything to your schedule. The junior line holders, by using the ILIW, could make their schedule as good if not better than the senior pilots. Did you get that? Junior line holders having the option to make their line much, much better. PBS can't compare.
During vacation there was no vacation low but something better called trip touch. Senior pilots showed up for 1 trip during a vacation month and were paid for 75. Other pilots used two weeks vacation and were gone for up to two months by choice. PBS can't compare.