March has marked several significant transitions for the Alaska pilots and their elected leaders. This episode covers some of those important changes. The implementation of Contract 2022 will be complete in May when pilots begin working under the first monthly schedules built using preferential bidding. MEC officer terms started on March 1. Perhaps the biggest transition facing pilots is the merger between Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines. In this episode, each of these topics will be discussed.
Included in these show notes are a table and flowchart of the monthly PBS bidding timeline. If they don’t show on the device you are using, scroll down and select “Episode Website” to view.
PBS BIDDING TIMELINE
All Times Seattle Local
1st 0900 - 7th 1200
NavBlue Bidding Open
7th 1200 - 11th 1600
Trading closed for Last 10 Days of Month
11th by 1600
Awards Published in Crew Access
11th 1700 - 13th 1500
Secondary Reserve Bidding Open
13th by 2100
Secondary Reserve Bid Award
14th at 0900
Trading for BBH Open
16 at 0900
Trading for Reserves Open
Request to Negotiate Transition and Process Agreement
