Originally Posted by
matlok
I'll reiterate what higney said, and add that your airline must have adequate staffing. PBS will take whatever flying it has and spread it out amongst all the pilots, even if it means the senior 20-30% still only get 11-12 days off just like the junior guys. That's exactly what is happening with us right now.
PBS won't have anything to do with that. No more than bidding lines. That's based on pairing efficiency. For instance in STL we started getting a lot of DAL day trips that rolled in from CVG. These trips aren't near the quality and thus go to the lower bidders. If everyone got 27hr 4 day trips then you'd only work 12 days a month
It's all about the pairings. The system just awards them in the way you bid. Every time I've gotten a bad schedule it was because of some mistake on my part or someone above me bid for the trips which sent me into denial mode. I'm glad we have it. Lets the people living in base bid that way and the commuters bid their way. Also gives you the option to avoid working with people you have issues with. I don't see that as a problem in my base but the option is there.