PBS at Alaska?
03-23-2018, 03:24 PM
#151
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So now that y’all have experienced Alaska Airlines running your PBS for you how is it going. Everyone still getting commutable 85hr 18 day off lines?
Here is what the Alaska base chief pilots are saying ,”When we took over and got a good look at how Virgin scheduled pilots we found lots of opportunity for improvement. So much that we wont need to put anybody in the Airbus for awhile”.
I have heard that two different times now. Curious what that means for Airbus crews.
Here is what the Alaska base chief pilots are saying ,”When we took over and got a good look at how Virgin scheduled pilots we found lots of opportunity for improvement. So much that we wont need to put anybody in the Airbus for awhile”.
I have heard that two different times now. Curious what that means for Airbus crews.
03-23-2018, 03:25 PM
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I don’t think it has anything to do with bringing exVX pilots “down to” AS levels. I think the OP and others are just trying to point out that PBS won’t offer the same QOL now that BnB have control of it. I don’t think the Bus pilots will really feel the drastic change until after April 25th when single PSS happens. Reading BM’s latest email, that’s when they redirect the Bus to a more north south schedule. That’s when the shine comes off your current PBS system and they squeeze every ounce of productivity out of you.
03-23-2018, 03:37 PM
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I don’t think it has anything to do with bringing down exVX pilots down to AS levels. I think the OP is just trying to point out that PBS won’t offer the same QOL now that BnB have control of it. I doubt the Bus pilots will see a drastic change until after April 25th when single PSS happens and they redirect the Bus to a more north south structure. That’s when the shine comes off your current PBS QOL and they squeeze every once of productivity out of you...
03-23-2018, 04:16 PM
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I stand corrected. I looked at the end of the packet. For some reason the lines are all scattered and not in the usual “days off” order. It looks like they’re using some 24+ hr overnights as days off and yeah that’s sh!tty. I don’t know how they can get around the 12 days off per contract. If it’s any conciliation, I’ve only been here 3 yrs and easily get 16+ days off flying the trips I want. It’s not all doom and gloom.
03-23-2018, 04:29 PM
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