DonVerita
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Wave...to answer your question -
We have a Reserve Grid within FLICA. It shows how many open trips there are for each aircraft and position. It also shows how many net reserves are available. Everything is color coded. If the # of pilots on reserve on any given day exceeds the minimum reserve coverage required, then that # will be green. When you see that, you can drop whatever you want instantaneously, as long as it is green on each day of your trip. So if you have a 3-day trip, all three days would have to be green. If min. coverage is equal to the required buffer, that shows up as black and is a no-go. If min coverage is less than the required buffer, it shows up as red and is also a no-go. So here's the sticking point - Management sets that required buffer. We at AT feel that they keep far too many pilots in the Reserve category, thus artificially inflating the Min. Reserve Coverage buffer. This is something your Scheduling Committee and Negotiating Committee would have to hone in on. I think it would be a fairly easy task to accomplish on the SWA side because as I understand it, you guys carry far less Reserves than we do.
Another aspect of transparency within FLICA that we have is the ability to see exactly who, by name and employee number for each aircraft & position, is on reserve on any given day. We can see what their current and projected credit is and what trips they have assigned and upcoming.
The most important functions are easily viewed on a smartphone. All functions are available via laptop or desktop. I can't tell you how many times I've received a Flica Alert via text message (based on the parameters that I pre-set), on my phone, accessed Flica, and within 30 seconds had the trip swap or pickup automatically approved by the computer. No Crew Scheduling human intervention whatsoever.
We have a Reserve Grid within FLICA. It shows how many open trips there are for each aircraft and position. It also shows how many net reserves are available. Everything is color coded. If the # of pilots on reserve on any given day exceeds the minimum reserve coverage required, then that # will be green. When you see that, you can drop whatever you want instantaneously, as long as it is green on each day of your trip. So if you have a 3-day trip, all three days would have to be green. If min. coverage is equal to the required buffer, that shows up as black and is a no-go. If min coverage is less than the required buffer, it shows up as red and is also a no-go. So here's the sticking point - Management sets that required buffer. We at AT feel that they keep far too many pilots in the Reserve category, thus artificially inflating the Min. Reserve Coverage buffer. This is something your Scheduling Committee and Negotiating Committee would have to hone in on. I think it would be a fairly easy task to accomplish on the SWA side because as I understand it, you guys carry far less Reserves than we do.
Another aspect of transparency within FLICA that we have is the ability to see exactly who, by name and employee number for each aircraft & position, is on reserve on any given day. We can see what their current and projected credit is and what trips they have assigned and upcoming.
The most important functions are easily viewed on a smartphone. All functions are available via laptop or desktop. I can't tell you how many times I've received a Flica Alert via text message (based on the parameters that I pre-set), on my phone, accessed Flica, and within 30 seconds had the trip swap or pickup automatically approved by the computer. No Crew Scheduling human intervention whatsoever.
