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The financial incentives to implement Quick Slips will dictate how fast the company wants to create them. Right now, the company has to pay 3x to cover a trip. Once algorithms for Quick Slips are created, tested, and implemented, the company will pay ... wait for it ... 3x to cover a trip.
They don't care which pilot gets paid -- we do. They don't care about deal making -- we do. They don't care about CS hold times. Maybe they care about sick calls, but that data won't be available for probably another bid period or two. Even then, the data will show that those trips will get covered by deal makers.
Prove me wrong.
A5S
Let's say that sick usage doubles due to the no look-back, and the company pays 300% to cover via IA. Wouldn't these additional costs compound to hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of 2026, and simultaneously irritate the majority of pilots, just prior to contract negotiations? The company has a fiduciary responsibility to create shareholder value, and DALPA wants seniority-based trip coverage - seems like a win-win to get this resolved ASAP. How long would it take for a few GA Tech grads to program this?