Good points, but I'm not sure you understand what I'm trying to get at. Sorry for not making myself more clear.
I was thinking that the OT trips that show more than 24-48 hours later would be posted each day and you would be given all day to review them, then put in your OT preferences. At the end of each day, company would process the OT in
some order. (Think of a Secondary Line process that closes at a certain time each day.) [If a pilot traded a trip, then the newly traded trip would show up on the next day's OT list.] (This is assuming we're talking about OT trips that show later in the month.)
If the OT list is viewable all day and closes, let's say at 21:00 everyday, then all pilots should be able to view the OT sometime during the day and preference what they would like to pick up. We would just have to come up with a processing order and potential limits to the number of trips/CH's picked up before that pilot goes to the end of the list for the next OT processing window. That way, you would eventually get a shot at getting at least a trip or two every once in awhile.
Now, getting a trip depends completely upon an ever increasing battle of electrons. The company could probably produce a report that identified the pilots that pick up the most OT now and it would be an eye opening list.
I understand you are more comfortable with continuing the "he who has the latest, greatest technology wins the OT game", but I am suggesting that a different
process could be implemented which would allow more of the crew force the chance to change their schedules without depending upon the luck of the draw.
It's a tired phrase, but why can't we think outside the box on this OT situation?? What do you think??
Originally Posted by
kronan
The problem is how do you know if you're interested in picking up a trip until you know what it is? And, my guess is that it's more in the neighborhood of 10s, or longer, for an individual to decide whether he wants to pickup a trip....you're looking at almost 6 minutes there just for that one trip alone as it bounces down the possible seniority tree-in the interests of fairness....since, someone may trade an inferior trip for that open trip the permutations are endless. And once that inferior trip comes open, do you keep working down the list, or start at the top again.
And, to minimize the time spent on it....do you pick a time similar to the open time release for everyone to be sitting at their computers if they want a shot at that trip? But then, what about the guys flying? vacation? sims?
The technology to monitor open time is available to every pilot on the seniority list if they choose to use it.
Guess I just don't understand how that is perceived as unfair.