Why CRS bidding doesn't work in EK (On the Airbus Classic Fleet)
Hi,
A friend of mine had some issues (like all of us) with his top bid month. After asking for an explanation via different channels, he got some general emails that didn't help much. Not being happy with the reply he got, he asked for a more thorough investigation. This was the reply (names and dates are removed):
"Going back to xxx, the solution on the AB was extremely tight. The problem was days off, of which there were not many extra to go around. In doing the analysis, what was found was the most senior pilot was awarded 11 days off, then there were fourteen pilots awarded 9 days off. Every other single Airbus Captain received only the minimum required 8 days off. In a lot of cases, these days off had to be placed exactly where they were for legality reasons (1 in 7, 2 in 14, 24 in 84). In other words, the global solution took over and the primary task of CRS was to build legal rosters for every single pilot. The only way it could do this was to essentially bypass pilot bids, and this is why you have junior pilots getting the trips you bid for. I know it’s not easy to see it, but by assigning you one or more of the trips you requested would have resulted in a junior pilot receiving an illegal roster (i.e.: not enough days off, too many hours, etc..). "
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VLS