Pilot bidding (LINE + PBS)

Per base × equipment × position, DRAFT → OPEN → CLOSED → AWARDED → PUBLISHED.

Build a monthly package per base × equipment × position and move it through DRAFT → OPEN → CLOSED → AWARDED → PUBLISHED, so pilots, the crew desk, and the auditor all know exactly where the bid stands. Pilots bid from the portal; awards publish to them only once the package is PUBLISHED. It replaces the legacy PBS tool whose UI predates the smartphone.

Seniority-ordered awards in either LINE or rule-based PBS mode.

Run awards in classic LINE mode or rule-based PBS, processed in seniority order so the senior bidder is served first. PBS reads each pilot's hard and soft preferences from a generic rule catalog, and the same package and bids always yield the same lines. What you get is a fair, explainable award — not the mechanics of how it's computed. It replaces the regional incumbents that force LINE-only.

A pure awards function — re-running replaces prior awards with the same result.

The award run is a pure function: feed it the same package and bids and it produces the same lines every time, and re-running cleanly replaces the prior awards rather than stacking duplicates. So you can re-run after a correction without fear of drift. It replaces the spreadsheet the crew desk rebuilds and re-checks by hand.

Per-line pairing CRUD inside each package, with a reserve-pool fallback.

Build and edit pairings line by line inside the package; pilots without an awardable line fall to a reserve pool. The pairings drive what each line actually flies. It replaces maintaining pairings in a document disconnected from the bid.