Another concern is the automated scheduling system that they have already contracted but have not implemented. A major selling point is basing the compensation estimates off a 85 hour PCH average (again leaving the 767 guys out of the equation).
AL builds the lines by hand. It’s overwhelming work for one person and there are many inefficiencies. There are some very high time lines and some very low time lines.
As soon as this contract is signed, they’ll pull the trigger on the new software. The lines will be built for much more efficient utilization. Receiving schedules last minute from customers will no longer matter, as long as they get the request before the bid package is released she can include them, and they will be incorporated in minutes.
Almost everyone will be flying damned near their 64 hours, and I expect us to stay on our lines much more often.
So a lot of people are going to be doing the math on this contract based off the 100 hours they have been averaging this year, not the 65 they will be averaging.