Corporate scheduling

[scopeCMRandASA]

I see a lot of good ideas on these boards. I am looking for one now. A friend of mine is about to be in charge of scheduling in their flight department. In theory, they have chosen in the past to dole out flying equally, meaning everyone flies the same amount of days per month. they do not use an on call system, nor seniority for assigning trips. Most of the trips are known 2+ weeks in advance. Maybe 20%-30% of the time, a pop up trip arises. Any ideas on an effective scheduling system with this type of criteria?

--a concerned regional pilot

 

[sleepy]

When I was corporate we had scheduling rotated between pilots, and that didn't work. They then hired a scheduler, and that didn't work because some of the pilots started bribing her with gifts to get better schedules.

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

Suggest you get a bona fide scheduler/dispatcher with experience, especially in how to tell pilots that this IS the way it's going to be.

If you don't put in for vacations, schools or hard days off, you will fly, if so deemed necessary by the scheduler.

The second step is to provide a good flight scheduling software system. The best one on the market is FOS-NT by CTA. Further information can be found at http://www.cta-fos.com/

 

[GEXDriver]

Originally posted by PMVULB AvMgr

...get a bona fide scheduler/dispatcher with experience, especially in how to tell pilots that this IS the way it's going to be.

If you don't put in for vacations, schools or hard days off, you will fly, if so deemed necessary by the scheduler .

Gosh, I sure wish I worked for your organization.











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[TaxiDriver]

I assisted in the implementation of a schedule to a flight department who spent 20+ years of just having a mass number of pilots on call everyday. Everyone, including management hated it at first.....now it's pretty much golden.

Since you are a regional pilot, you will be able to explain this "secret" to your friend.

Look at your monthly reserve pairings.....make a schedule for that corporate department similar. Distribute those available lines to everyone, and have them bid according to senority. Worked at my company very well. I was able to guarantee every pilot 10-11 hard days off per month.