Originally Posted by
Lost Decade
Sunny guy here-
Clarifying a couple items.
Our monthly PBS production runs are handled by active line pilots who are dropped from their trips to go into the office and perform these runs.
The solutions are still subject to management constraints, but our guys have a good enough working relationship to collaborate to a solution.
This structure of active line pilots (ALPA PBS committee) doing the PBS runs exists at all the other LCC carriers the last time I checked.
Pilots don't have to be taken off the line to do this, at Republic those in the union that did all that had laptops and did it while out on trips. This was an IBT operation. G4 controls 100% of the schedule and tells the union to pound sand if they dont like it. And every Judge has agreed with them, the TOONSTERS have lost every single time on this. Not arguing with you, just pointing out the vast difference between the two operations. Also, lack of clarity on staffing and 1 plane bases make enforceable rules a nightmare for both sides.