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Originally Posted by BackintheLPA
Does anyone have a valid argument for why management would agree to a lower ALV?
A lower ALV causes a little extra overhead cost to carry extra pilots, but offers a lot more flexibility to flex with demand in each seat, as well as lower training costs. Larger furloughs cause larger displacements and training churn both on the way down and back up. Also, if demand comes back more quickly than exists training capacity, lower ALVs naturally correct upward and it allow for it to be covered. If dudes are on the street and demand comes back quickly, they gotta do all the recall requals, NB to WB transitions, upgrades, etc. to cover it.
So in short: more flexibility for a little extra net cost.