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[FONT="]Just FYI[/FONT][FONT="]
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[FONT="]XJT MEC Alert[/FONT]
[FONT="]September 23, 2012[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Recently the ASA MEC sent out PBS White Paper outlining the results of their research on PBS. There is a lot of good information about both systems and we respect their right to do what they feel is best for their pilots. However, there is some inaccurate and misleading information and we feel the need to clear it up for our pilots who have seen the paper. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]As we have previously stated in our own research, we were able to do parallel bid runs with our line bidding system, ASA’s Flightline system and Crewing Solutions’ SmartPref system. We conducted those tests with the same pairings across each system to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. To date, the ASA group has not conducted the same testing. The programming of the ASA test environment in SmartPref was not fully completed when they abandoned their testing. Although we respect their opinion, we are at a loss to determine how they were able to evaluate a system without actually using it to see the results. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Most importantly, the White Paper commentary is comparing a system with negotiated work rules to a system that is the base model without any work rules. From the beginning we have stated many times that a system is only as good as the work rules negotiated. Comparing a system with zero rules programmed to a system with contractual enhancements is not a true comparison at all. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Finally, the SmartPref product by Crewing Solutions does have a customer. They have an agreement with ExpressJet Airlines. We will use this product to enhance that quality of life for our phase 2 pilots and gather further information on PBS and how it COULD enhance all of our quality of life WITH the proper work rules. The SmartPref system has the capability to achieve desired results – for the pilots AND the Company. In furtherance of that goal, we will be in the EWR crew room again next week on Tuesday demonstrating and training for the upcoming roll out of SmartPref in phase 2.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]XJT MEC Alert[/FONT]
[FONT="]September 23, 2012[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Recently the ASA MEC sent out PBS White Paper outlining the results of their research on PBS. There is a lot of good information about both systems and we respect their right to do what they feel is best for their pilots. However, there is some inaccurate and misleading information and we feel the need to clear it up for our pilots who have seen the paper. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]As we have previously stated in our own research, we were able to do parallel bid runs with our line bidding system, ASA’s Flightline system and Crewing Solutions’ SmartPref system. We conducted those tests with the same pairings across each system to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. To date, the ASA group has not conducted the same testing. The programming of the ASA test environment in SmartPref was not fully completed when they abandoned their testing. Although we respect their opinion, we are at a loss to determine how they were able to evaluate a system without actually using it to see the results. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Most importantly, the White Paper commentary is comparing a system with negotiated work rules to a system that is the base model without any work rules. From the beginning we have stated many times that a system is only as good as the work rules negotiated. Comparing a system with zero rules programmed to a system with contractual enhancements is not a true comparison at all. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Finally, the SmartPref product by Crewing Solutions does have a customer. They have an agreement with ExpressJet Airlines. We will use this product to enhance that quality of life for our phase 2 pilots and gather further information on PBS and how it COULD enhance all of our quality of life WITH the proper work rules. The SmartPref system has the capability to achieve desired results – for the pilots AND the Company. In furtherance of that goal, we will be in the EWR crew room again next week on Tuesday demonstrating and training for the upcoming roll out of SmartPref in phase 2.[/FONT]