Originally Posted by
notEnuf
I know they canned ACE, STS was supposed to be a BETTER in house system. How much are we losing by not doing our own data review? Nobody knows. Not having this system up and running is ALPA enabling wage theft. Completely unacceptable and a breach of trust for the ACE decision as well as the resultant in house system not being automated and not adequate to handle real time review.
cencal's lack of a response speaks volumes. That is in no way a dig on an individual but a chastizing of the union leadership for not supplying that adequate tools and essentially lying to the group about their capability and lack of ability. They also can not admit the decision was wrong and correct it so we have lost value in what was supposed to be the negotiated (and paid for) cure. While we continue to make line pilots who are unaware the scapegoat for scheduling violations instead of taking action to remedy the issue that is now long overdue.
ACE was a bill of goods, based on a subscription model whereby ALPA had no ownership, with an irratic and unscrupulous vendor who attempted to triple the (already sizable) subscription fee overnight. ACE's demise was assured from the day the original framework was negotiated and contract was signed in 2019. The wayback machine should look into who ran the place at that time.
Anyone peddling a different story either has no idea what they are talking about, or has an agenda and was in some way personally vested in the outcome of ACE.
STS, while certainly not perfect at this point, the code is fully owned by ALPA. If a developer acts up, a new one is a phone call away. Capturing comprehensive data via API is exceptionally challenging due to Delta's patchwork IT infrastructure, but it is progressing and will weave its way into the workflow for ALPA's scheduling team over time. There are no shortcuts to doing this right.
As irritating as it is, IT projects dont happen quickly.