Originally Posted by
Excargodog
No question. It is a transfer of flying (and the associated pay that goes with it) from the senior guys/gals to the junior guys/gals. But from the management standpoint it’s sort of a zero sum game except for training costs incurred or averted.
Reducing ALV by working less and getting paid is unacceptable to some. However, they can drop an unproductive trip in IOT. So they can work less and get paid less, and the trip gets assigned to a reserve later on, that’s acceptable.