Originally Posted by
boog123
PBS and average day vs Min day were responsible for 90% of the manning shift during BK, per the reps. There’s a reason airline management wanted those two things so badly. At NWA, those two things resulted in needing 15-18% less pilots overnight.
I don’t know the prior rules at NWA so can’t comment. On the Delta side changes in total allowable credit hours and lost vacation were the biggest drivers of job loss. PBS did not have as big a impact as the company hoped. Dramatically lower pay rates caused pilots to fly more to make up the difference and the increases in caps plus other work rule changes allowed the extra flying.