Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Ok, mgmt clowns have a lot to answer for but you don't have to lie. Almost every category where guys are (were) PB day washing lacks the numbers to drop the trip per the formula. Isn't that what a lot of our complaints are all about?
PB day washing could not occur without the Swap Board and having senior buddies who could WS the trip you are trying to drop with PB days...which would otherwise be denied due to staffing in most cases.
The complaint from the flight ops email (unsigned because they were too scared to sign it) informing us after the fact that banked payback days were no longer a thing specifically said dropping trips with PB days was "resulting in unnecessary churn for both Crew Scheduling and the operation." Which we all know is patently false because, as you said, it goes on another pilot's schedule, not into open time. The trip is never uncovered. So they're finally admitting this is all about money.