Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
CAL also uses a different business model where they want to make the max lines possible so they aren't required to "properly" staff the airliner. Like he said PBS is a dog of a program that is only useful once you've become it's master.
I thinks it more like CAL was able to get the pilot group to bend over and accept a crappy system. EVERY other airline wants to save money on crew costs, not just CAL. CAL's management was just more successful than DAL, UAL, NW, etc. at getting the pilot group to bend. Which is funny, since they seem to be the post 9/11 darlings and everybody else has been playing a severe case of catchup