Just to add some data to the debate, I took upon myself the laborious task of auditing some 23M7 logs in iCrew. It would be SOOO much simpler if these logs were in a traditional (i.e. Excel) format, but here we are. Manual data entry.

ATL320B was my choice as it's the largest category and is spread across all bases (except BOS of course.) The intent, and result of my audit was to determine just how much 23M7 (aka trip coverage being stopped/skipped) resulted in out-of-base pilots getting paid. Indirectly, but probably directly, this indicates how often OOBWS is guilty of "jamming" up coverage, other factors notwithstanding (CS being staffed properly, doing their job, etc.)

I audited all 41 pages of ATL320B 23M7 logs in iCrew for January 2026. Results:

446 23M7 entries
294 were for ATL320B (WS)
152 were for 320B in other bases (OOBWS)

So, 66% for WS, 34% for OOBWS

Or, simpler terms, 2/3 were for WS, 1/3 were for OOBWS.

Honestly this was a higher % of OOBWS than I was expecting. That being said, I'm still not convinced that OOBWS are "the problem."