Originally Posted by ancman

IMHO, the company and scheduling share just as much blame here as the pilot who called and requested the trip. The scheduler’s correct response to the pilot should have been “Sorry, I have to follow the PWA coverage ladder. ARCOS will contact you when it’s your turn.”

Instead, the past year has created a culture at scheduling where the PWA can be disregarded as long as the company buys its way out. This is particularly dangerous at a time when so many new schedulers are just starting out. They’re learning that disregarding the coverage ladder and invoking 23.M.7 is acceptable as a routine practice.

The PWA needs to be strengthened to increase the financial penalties for invoking 23.M.7 as well.