Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
The concensus with several LCA at XJ is that XJ is about 100 pilots overstaffed and with the PBS will be overstaffed by about 150. The fact that XJ has not furloughed may indicate that XJ is expecting to receive additional aircraft later on but this is a speculation at best.
First of all I am not an advocate of PBS bidding.
I just wanted to pipe up and present a second take on what PBS does for the company. Everyone looks at it as making us another 50 pilots overstaffed. This is true if we maintain the present level of flying. However, PBS doesn't necessarily have to make us overstaffed. It makes us more productive. so a optimistic way of looking at its implementation would be that it would allow us to fly more flights the present staffing levels.
I just thought my fellow bottom 150 would enjoy that outlook on the situation.