Originally Posted by
Fly4hire
Who is they?
The APA was a good system, and allowed for monthly bids, as well as the company to respond more quickly to market conditions. The current 270/365 conversion cycle is simply not responsive enough to adjust for market conditions that can move well within a 6 month cycle....It allowed the company to be more nimble both in responding to market conditions as well as metering training loads.
You forget that the current AE system can do everything the old APA system did, from the company's perspective. They could put one out every month if they wanted to. So the bottom line is they get the best of both worlds, and we don't.