Originally Posted by
VirginEskimo
We all do. The folks working the passenger cabin are fairly unanimous on their appreciation of PBS. Likewise, our brethren at Horizon also seem to like it. The same AAG management group is manipulating their schedules and pairings but they haven’t watched their QOL harmed, quite the opposite. I’m not without trepidation and we should proceed cautiously but I get a sense that some in this pilot group are like an animal that won’t leave its cage when given the opportunity.
So PBS is unaffected by any contractual language surrounding pairing construction, min day value, required days off, cancellation language etc……Training pay and vacation value will have no effect on PBS…..
Not having any contractual language surrounding the selection, staffing, implementation and control over the PBS program will also have no effect on schedule quality or value…
Then I am in….We should ask Alaska Airlines to implement PBS now…
Of course the Alaska Airlines FA’s have a significantly better contract when it comes to scheduling and work rules. And they have been fighting with Alaska Airlines for 15 years over constant PBS implementation and scheduling violations. And what pilots that work for an entirely separate corporation with completely separate management and a totally different union and contract have to do with this discussion mystifies me.
If it is stand alone as good as you say with no input from ALPA and no language surrounding it then lets get it done