Posts Tagged ‘PBS Bidding Tips’
11.10.23 – PBS Holiday Bidding Tips
Bidding for holiday months may require a different bidding strategy than what you use during the rest of the year. First and foremost, it’s important to be aware of your relative seniority at your base.
Read More7.10.22 – PBS Lineholder Bidding Tips: Mixing Specific and Generic Bids in the Same Layer
Sunday, July 10, 2022 PBS Lineholder Bidding Tips: Mixing Specific and Generic Bids in the Same Layer Every month APFA Contract and Scheduling Department representatives meet with the company’s PBS…
Read More5.10.22 – Lineholder Bidding Tips and Tricks- Part I
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Lineholder Bidding Tips and Tricks- Part I Viewing Your Pairing Set Each month, when we review PBS bid results, we invariably receive inquiries from Flight Attendants…
Read More12.10.21 – January 2022 PBS Bidding Now Open
Friday, December 10, 2021 January 2022 PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today, Friday, December 10 at 1200 (CST) for January 2022 bidding. Bidding will close on Wednesday, December 15 at 1200 (CST). January 2022 PBS Awards…
Read More11.13.21 – PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month
Saturday, November 13, 2021 PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month With the holidays upon us, bidding for the holiday season may require a different bidding strategy than what is…
Read More7.10.21 – August 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open
Saturday, July 10, 2021 August 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today, Saturday, July 10 at 1200 (CDT) for August 2021 bidding. Bidding will close on Thursday, July 15 at 1200 (CDT). August 2021 PBS…
Read More6.10.21 – July 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open
Thursday, June 10, 2021 July 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today, Thursday, June 10 at 1200 (CDT) for July 2021 bidding. Bidding will close on Tuesday, June 15 at 1200 (CDT). Please remember to check your…
Read More5.10.21 – June 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open
Monday, May 10, 2021 June 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today, Monday, May 10 at 1200 (CDT) for June 2021 bidding. Bidding will close on Saturday, May 15 at 1200 (CDT). Please remember…
Read More4.17.21 – May 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Saturday, April 17, 2021 May 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Sunday, April 18 at 1200 (CDT). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Wednesday, April 21 at 1200 (CDT). For the…
Read More12.18.20 – January 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Friday, December 18, 2020 January 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process January PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to…
Read More12.10.20 – January PBS Bidding Now Open
Thursday, December 10, 2020 January PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today at 1200 (CST) for January 2021 bidding. Bidding will close Tuesday, December 15th at 1200 (CST). Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in…
Read More12.08.20 – Important Information Related to January PBS Bidding
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Important Information Related to January PBS Bidding During PBS processing for the January 2021 awards, the holiday logic will be utilized for both Lineholders and Reserves when…
Read More12.06.20 – January LRD Closes Tomorrow
Sunday, December 6, 2020 January LRD Closes Tomorrow The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve will close tomorrow, Monday, December 7th at 1200 (CST). Remaining January…
Read More11.10.20 – PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips Bidding for December may require a different bidding strategy than what is necessary during other times of the year. Due to the…
Read More11.06.20 – December LRD Closes Tomorrow
Friday, November 6, 2020 December LRD Closes Tomorrow The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve will close tomorrow, Saturday, November 7th at 1200 (CST). For the December…
Read More10.30.20 – December Bidding Timelines
Friday, October 30, 2020 December Bidding Timelines Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary to make last-minute changes to our bidding timelines over past months. However, for the December…
Read More10.15.20 – PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month
Thursday, October 15, 2020 PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month With the holidays rapidly approaching, bidding for the holiday season may require a different bidding strategy than what is necessary…
Read More10.14.20 – November PBS Bidding Now Open
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 November PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today at 1200 (CDT) for November 2020 bidding. Bidding will close Sunday, October 18th at 1200 (CDT). Please remember to check your status prior…
Read More10.02.20 – November Bidding Timelines
Friday, October 2, 2020 November Bidding Timelines Network Planning continues to work on finalizing the November flying schedule. As a result, the November bidding timelines have been adjusted. The chart below…
Read More9.21.20 – October 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Monday, September 21, 2020 October 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process October PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge VLOAs are treated as PPO’s (Pay Purposes Only) when…
Read More9.13.20 – October PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow
Sunday, September 13, 2020 October PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow PBS bidding opens tomorrow, Monday, September 14th at 1200 (CDT) for October 2020 bidding. PBS will close Friday, September 18th at 1200 (CDT). Please remember to…
Read More9.12.20 – “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS/Reserve PBS Bidding Logic Changes
Saturday, September 12, 2020 “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS The Line Property “Waive Carry-over Credit” for Lineholders has been simplified in PBS. Since the “Waive Carry-over Credit” is…
Read More9.09.20 – October VLOA Bidding and October LRD Close Friday
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 October VLOA Bidding & October LRD Close Friday Bidding for the October unpaid Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLOA) (JCBA Section 25.B.) will close Friday, September 11th at 1200 (CDT). You may…
Read More8.12.20 – “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS / Reserve PBS Bidding Logic Changes
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS The Line Property “Waive Carry-over Credit” for Lineholders will be simplified starting with the September PBS bid. Since…
Read More7.21.20 – August 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 August 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process August PBS Bid Award Summary VLOAs are treated as PPO’s (Pay Purposes Only) when processing PBS awards.…
Read More7.10.20 – 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Close Tomorrow
Friday, July 10, 2020 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Close Tomorrow Bidding for the 70-hour VLOA will close tomorrow, Saturday, July 11th at 1200 (CDT). You may access the ballot via Jetnet > Flight Service…
Read More7.08.20 – Reserve PBS Bidding Logic Changes
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Reserve PBS Bidding Logic Changes Beginning with the August bid month, there will be a change on how a block of Reserve days at the end of…
Read More7.07.20 – 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Open Tomorrow
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Open Tomorrow Bidding for the 70-hour VLOA will open tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8th, at 1200 (CDT). You may access the ballot via Jetnet > Flight…
Read More6.09.20 – July PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 July PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow PBS opens tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th at Noon (CDT) for July 2020 bidding. PBS will close Monday, June 15th at Noon (CDT).…
Read More5.21.20 – Adjusted TTS and ETB Timelines for June/PBS: How to Understand Your Award
Thursday, May 21, 2020 Adjusted TTS and ETB Timelines for June PBS: How to Understand Your Award Adjusted TTS and ETB Timelines for June PBS: How to Understand Your…
Read More5.17.20 – PBS: Reviewing Layer Tab and View Pairing Set / Bidding Checklist
Sunday, May 17, 2020 PBS: Reviewing Layer Tab and View Pairing Set/Bidding Checklist Bidding Closes Tomorrow at 1200 (CDT) Please make sure you have submitted your monthly bids or have…
Read More5.16.20 – PBS: Pairing Shuffle
Saturday, May 16, 2020 PBS: Pairing Shuffle Why did my pairings shuffle? Each month we receive a number of questions as to why PBS shuffled out a trip a Flight…
Read More5.15.20 – PBS: Generic vs. Specific/Prefer vs. Avoid Aircraft
Friday, May 15, 2020 Generic vs. Specific Bidding We frequently receive the question on whether to combine specific and generic properties in the same layer or not. As a general…
Read More5.14.20 – PBS: Reserve & Lineholder Status
Thursday, May 14, 2020 PBS: Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS is now open for June 2020 bidding. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information…
Read More4.24.20 – May 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process
Friday, April 24, 2020 May 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process May Bid Summary Definitions & Key Terms Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms…
Read More4.15.20 – May PBS Update: Bidding 7 Layers as a Lineholder and 7 Layers as a Reserve
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 May PBS Update: Bidding 7 Layers as a Lineholder and 7 Layers as a Reserve Who should bid 7 layers as a lineholder and 7 layers as…
Read More4.12.20 – May PBS Bidding Update: Non-Schedule Lineholders
Sunday, April 12, 2020 May PBS Bidding Update: Non-Schedule Lineholders Due to the significant reduction in flying for the month of May as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in…
Read More4.06.20 – Update: May 2020 PBS Bidding
Monday, April 6, 2020 Update: May 2020 PBS Bidding As stated in yesterday’s PBS Update on May Bidding, total scheduled flying hours for May 2020 will be approximately 20-25% of…
Read More4.05.20 – May PBS Bidding
Sunday, April 5, 2020 May PBS Bidding Many of you are considering whether or not to take one of the various leave options available, and we have received numerous questions…
Read More3.16.20 – PBS: Prefer / Avoid Aircraft Bidding
Monday, March 16, 2020 PBS: Prefer/ Avoid Aircraft Bidding The Prefer/Avoid Aircraft preference in PBS will offer you a greater number of aircraft specific options. Example: If a Flight Attendant wishes to…
Read More3.15.20 – PBS: Pairing Shuffle
Sunday, March 15, 2020 PBS: Pairing Shuffle Why did my pairings shuffle? Each month we receive a number of questions as to why PBS shuffled out a trip a Flight Attendant…
Read More3.14.20 – PBS: Generic vs. Specific Bidding
Saturday, March 14, 2020 PBS: Generic vs. Specific Bidding We frequently receive the question on whether to combine specific and generic properties in the same layer or not. As a…
Read More3.13.20 – PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status
Friday, March 13, 2020 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the…
Read More2.18.20 – PBS: How to Understand Your Award
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 PBS: How to Understand Your Award How to Read Your Award To view your PBS award, log in to PBS and click the Award tab, your…
Read More2.14.20 – PBS: Bidding Checklist
Friday, February 14, 2020 PBS: Bidding Checklist PBS bidding will close at Noon DFW Time on the 15th of every month. Please make sure you have submitted your monthly bids or…
Read More2.13.20 – PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab & View Pairing Set
Thursday, February 13, 2020 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing Your Layer Tab When bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab.…
Read More2.12.20 – PBS: Pairing Shuffle
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 PBS: Pairing Shuffle Why did my pairings shuffle? Each month we receive a number of questions as to why PBS shuffled out a trip a Flight…
Read More2.11.20 – PBS: Prefer / Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 PBS: Prefer/ Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement For the March 2020 bid month, Flight Attendants will see an enhancement for bidding. The Prefer/Avoid Aircraft preference in PBS will offer you…
Read More2.10.20 – PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status
Monday, February 10, 20 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS Opens on the 10th Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can…
Read More1.18.20 – PBS: How to Understand Your Award
Saturday, January 18, 2020 PBS: How to Understand Your Award How to Read Your Award To view your PBS award, log in to PBS and click the Award tab, your…
Read More1.13.20 – PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab & View Pairing Set
Monday, January 13, 2020 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing Your Layer Tab When bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab.…
Read More1.12.20 – PBS: Prefer / Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement
Sunday, January 12, 2020 PBS: Prefer/ Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement For the February 2020 bid month, Flight Attendants will see an enhancement for bidding. The Prefer/Avoid Aircraft preference in PBS will offer…
Read More12.18.19 – PBS: How to Understand Your Award
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 PBS: How to Understand Your Award How to Read Your Award To view your PBS award, log in to PBS and click the Award tab, your…
Read More12.13.19 – PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab & View Pairing Set
Friday, December 13, 2019 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing Your Layer Tab When bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab.…
Read More12.10.19 – PBS: Prefer / Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement
Tuesday, December 9, 2019 PBS: Prefer/ Avoid Aircraft Bidding Enhancement For the January 2020 bid month, Flight Attendants will see an enhancement for bidding. The Prefer/Avoid Aircraft preference in PBS will offer…
Read More12.10.19 – PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS Opens on the 10th. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can…
Read More11.12.19 – PBS: Buddy Bidding Checklist
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 PBS: Buddy Bidding Checklist PBS bidding will close at Noon DFW Time on the 15th of every month. Please make sure you have submitted your monthly bids…
Read More11.09.19 – PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips – Part 2
Saturday, November 9, 2019 PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips – Part 2 Last month we sent out a holiday bidding hotline. You may view that hotline by clicking this link.…
Read More10.13.19 – PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips
Sunday, October 13, 2019 PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips With the holidays rapidly approaching, bidding for the holiday season may require a different bidding strategy then what is necessary during…
Read More10.10.19 – PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status
Wednesday, October 10, 2019 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS Opens on the 10th. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information…
Read More9.13.19 – PBS Bidding Tips: Line Properties
Firday, September 13, 2019 PBS Bidding Tips: Line Properties The line tab contains properties which allow you to preference how pairings will be placed on your line. These properties allow…
Read More8.14.19 – PBS: Bidding Checklist
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 PBS: Bidding Checklist Prior to logging out of PBS, use this bidding checklist to assist you in your monthly bidding Check your Layer Tab ▢ None of…
Read More8.12.19 – PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set
Monday, August 12, 2019 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing Your Layer TabWhen bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab. This…
Read More8.12.19 – PBS: Bidding Layer 7
Monday, August 12, 2019 PBS Bidding Reminders Who should bid 7 Layers as a lineholder and 7 layers as a reserve? The question that many have is why? The…
Read More8.10.19 – PBS: Opening / Check Your Status
Saturday, August 10, 2019 PBS: Opening / Check Your Status PBS Opens on the 10th. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can be…
Read More6.12.19 – PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing your Layer Tab When bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer…
Read More6.06.19 – Lineholder Reserve Designator (LRD) Closes Tomorrow
Thursday, June 6, 2019 Lineholder Reserve Designator Tool (LRD) On the seventh of every month at 1200 (DFW time) the LRD will close. When you log into Crew Portal…
Read More5.13.19 – PBS Bidding Tip: Co-Terminal Mix & Position Bidding
Monday, May 13, 2019 PBS Bidding Tip: Co-Terminal Mix & Position Bidding Allow Co-Terminal Mix in a Work Block This property allows pairings that originate in different airports within…
Read More5.12.19 – PBS Bidding Tip: Persistent & Single Use Line Properties
Sunday, May 12, 2019 PBS Bidding Tip: Persistent & Single Use Line Properties Persistent Line Properties When a persistent property is used in a layer, it will remain active…
Read More5.11.19 – PBS Bidding Tip: Reserve
Saturday, May 11, 2019 PBS Bidding Tip: Reserve Bidding Reserve in PBS For bidding reserve off days, you start by clicking on the Reserve Tab on the navigation bar.…
Read More5.10.19 – PBS Bidding Tip: 7 & 7
Friday, May 10, 2019 PBS Bidding Tip: 7 & 7 PBS Guide There is an updated version of the PBS guide on the APFA website and JetNet. APFA PBS…
Read More4.14.19 – APFA JSIC Update – PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow/Buddy Bidding in PBS
Sunday, April 14, 2019 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow/Buddy Bidding in PBS PBS bidding will close at Noon DFW Time on the 15th of every month. Please make sure you have…
Read More4.10.19 – PBS Bidding Tips: Line Properties
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 PBS Bidding Tips: Line Properties The line tab contains properties which allow you to preference how pairings will be placed on your line. These properties…
Read More3.10.19 – PBS Bidding Tips
March 10th, 2019 Please remember to check your status prior to bidding. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the 10th of every month at 1200…
Read More2.10.2019 – JSIC Update – PBS Bidding Tips: Position Bidding/Check Your Status
Sunday, February 10, 2019 PBS Bidding Tips: Position Bidding/Check Your Status Position Bidding The system will allow you to use this property more than once in the same…
Read More1.14.19 – PBS Bidding Tips
Monday, January 14, 2019 PBS Bidding Tips Facts about Target Credit Range (TCR) TCR is cumulative, not layer specific. PBS takes the pairings you bid and tries to accomplish…
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Phone: (817) 540-0108
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