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Originally Posted by dmhpilot (Post 4006596)

So they already missed their own target? “The template that will allow you to submit a Quick Slip will go live in iCrew on February 25.”

As for how to, Scheduling Alert 26-01.

They didn't say when on the 25th. Maybe it'll be available by COB

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 4006590)

How do I put my QS in? Can’t figure it out.

PCS- Select

Slips- Enter

Seat- WideBody Captain

REAL? - Y

Genius? - Y

Press 1 and Enter 🫡

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Originally Posted by SideStickMonkey (Post 4006499)

CS doesn’t wait to run coverage on one trip until the other is covered.

It doesn’t matter if there’s 1 or 10, they can run coverage on all of them concurrently.

I honestly don't know what you're saying here.

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Originally Posted by SVCTA (Post 4006617)

I honestly don't know what you're saying here.

The amount of open time doesn’t matter is what I’m saying.

CS runs coverage on multiple trips at the same time.

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Originally Posted by SideStickMonkey (Post 4006627)

The amount of open time doesn’t matter is what I’m saying.

CS runs coverage on multiple trips at the same time.

Well, of course they do. But they're have apparently decided to do this manually and cannot keep up. There can be any number of changes to the calculus, including improved tech, more schedulers, less open time, more pilots, etc. The proper solution is likely a combination of some things. I guess refer to the part where I said the coverage process was flawed. On their end and our end but we all agree that there is a point of failure in the system. The objective is to cover trips and that isn't being done in an effective way.

It seems pretty simple to me that if there were fewer trips to cover, they could keep up. Doesn't matter how it gets done. The variable Y requires X energy. Lower Y and the requirement for X is lower. X can be software, people, reroutes, cancelations, delays, or premium pay, etc. The fact that we also have a contractual constant that is being (perhaps maliciously) applied to the formula adds to the chaos. But like I said, there is no silver bullet here.

Maybe someone smarter than me can post a gif of it, but this is like Lucy at the chocolate factory having to stuff her shirt and face full of chocolates because they just won't stop coming down the belt.

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Originally Posted by Meme In Command (Post 4006615)

PCS- Select

Slips- Enter

Seat- WideBody Captain

REAL? - Y

Genius? - Y

Press 1 and Enter 🫡

These are only options you see if you're senior enough to hold real widebody captain genius in your early 40s.

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Originally Posted by Jp8burner (Post 4006095)

THIS. the solution isn’t complicated. Hire more pilots and man the reserves robustly.

Any fix outside of this allows them to avoid it.

I think if it were cheaper to hire more pilots, they would. There appears to be a break point between (pilots on line/reserve/sick etc.) and (premium + error pay) on which the company makes decisions. Hiring more pilots is not always the best answer for the company or the current pilot group.

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Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 4006393)

As a number of posters have pointed out, everyone has been focusing on the problems in the trip coverage, without realizing that the sheer volume of open time is unsustainable and indicative of a completely different set of problems, including staffing and trip construction, both of which are completely within the company's control.

If you don't have a lot of open time, the trip coverage problems are moot, because the system works just fine at lower volumes. When you try to put 20lbs of stuff in a 5 lb sack is where there's a problem.

The true amount of open time shows up just after monthly bid award. That amount then grows or shrinks based on many factors not related to initial pilots available or number of trips to cover. The problem is what is driving a significant increase in uncovered trips day to day. It's the usual things, IROPS, sickouts, or lame-lazy-tactical outs.

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Originally Posted by CBreezy (Post 4006605)

They didn't say when on the 25th. Maybe it'll be available by COB

Just saw on SM that 1300 was the target.

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Originally Posted by SVCTA (Post 4006636)

It seems pretty simple to me that if there were fewer trips to cover, they could keep up.

And like many people have pointed out it doesn't matter if there's 140 OOBWS in with AA. That one trip alone can not be covered by our current process.