Originally Posted by immolated

VAS and SS do not pay less as a sum to the pilot group if you're using them to staff with adequate buffers. Want an IROP-proof week? Put one VAS per category in place every day. If they get used, put another in place. If a bid packet trip is left in open time and has no takers, make it green early rather than burning up your last reserves to cover it. Let the reserves stay put and only use them if needed.

How is the company failing to plan for that the fault of pilot behavior? We shouldn't concede scheduling efficiency here if reasonable solutions are available. The company will just run hot against the new line in the sand, as they did before.