Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I have never heard of any stress over the AE process. The stress is over where the company is going to move aircraft time to and from. How exactly does the APA system reduce that stress?
It doesn't leave you hanging. The APA award is effective four months out, period. Once you received it, you knew when you would be in training and when you would start collecting the paycheck. It allowed you to plan your bid around family events, vacations, etc., and really helped in terms of financial planning.