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Trusted and used by the PBS Helpdesk – powerful products to help you bid with PBS. For American Airlines pilots only.
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Products for easy bidding

Powerful, self-serve products and growth analytics to help you build, check, and be confident in your bid. Trusted and used by the PBS Helpdesk.

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The latest bidding strategies, tips, and info right in your browser. Hover over any property to get instant definitions, cautions, and tips.
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BidGrid

The crystal ball of bidding! BidGrid compares your bid against 40 million points of historic data to predict what pairings you can hold.
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Reserve Legality Checker

Check for errors in your reserve bid. Know instantly if your bid contains errors and what those errors are. No more guessing.
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PBS Checklist

Get the checklist that the PBS Helpdesk
uses to evaluate bids. Digital and printable versions for systematic bidding every month.
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Vacation Pay Calculator

Take the confusion out of deciding whether or not to bid reserve during your vacation. Calculate your projected pay and days of reserve obligation.
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Video Resources

Free library with bidding basics, strategies, and property info. Created by PBS Help Desk instructor who has evaluated 10,000+ bids.
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Instant bidding information

Instantly zap all bidding knowledge into your mind — just kidding. But it does have magical capabilities. Download our Bidliner extension and simply hover over any property to get instant info, tips, cautions, and strategies for any property you hover over. Just let that manual keep collecting dust.
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BidGrid

Predict your bidding success

Ever wished for a crystal ball to predict your bidding success? BidGrid is your next best thing! It lets you practice bidding with past data to see if you can snag your dream pairings. BidGrid crunches over 40 million data points to answer to the question, "Can I get that pairing with my seniority?"
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Reserve Legality Checker

Check your reserve bid for errors

Bidding reserve can be as intricate as trying to teach a cat calculus using a laser pointer and a bowl of catnip. Ensure your bid is error-free with the RLC, Reserve Legality Checker. Instantly know if your bid is correct or if it contains errors, without any guesswork.
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PBS Checklist

Your ultimate system for bidding

This is the ultimate bidding checklist—a systematic approach to bidding each month. Covering everything from top-level strategy to those pesky details that are easy to forget.
10 Steps for how to: plan, test, enter, and check your bid.
Formula for how many pairings you should bid.
Specifics for your pairing, line, days off, and reserve bids.
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Vacation Pay Calculator

Vacation reserve bid made easy

Say goodbye to the headache of deciding whether to bid reserve when you've got vacation plans. Let the vacation pay calculator work its magic and make your life easier.

This product is conveniently available within your Bidliner extension.

Rational decision making

Make rational informed decisions by calculating your projected pay and days of reserve obligation.

Projected pay advantages

Bidding reserve on a month where you have vacation can be extremely lucrative.
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Resource library

Video resources

Learn new tips, strategies, property details and more for your bid. Created by an AA Pilot and PBS Helpdesk instructor who has reviewed 10,000+ bids.
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Strategies
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Using Layer None as 8th Layer

A strategic technique to use layer none as an 8th layer.
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What Is Bidliner

Think of us as your trusted 'golden retriever' of bidding – always there, dependable, and the ultimate asset (and secret weapon) in your bidding endeavors.
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Maximize Credit

Understand the significance of this property and its unintended consequences.
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Don’t just take our word for it

Hear from some of our amazing customers who are using Bidliner.
"When I started working at the PBS Help Desk two years ago, Bidliner was invaluable to me. It made me look like a rockstar."
Shawn
320 Captain, PBS Help Desk Instructor
"I've been a help desk instructor for 8yrs. Bidliner is a solid product and BidGrid is a game changer and a must have."
Nick
737 Captain, PBS Help Desk Instructor
"Bidliner is one of the BEST tools for any type of Pilot, whether you are junior or senior. This product allows you to see in real time a more in-depth understanding of what you are bidding along with some of the 'gotchas' that PBS can be know for."
Barbara
AA Pilot, First Officer
"I use my own software for my bid, and it works. Testing my own bid against BidGrid prompted me to change my bid. Resulting in a much more advantageous award. It works."
Eric Johnson
320 Captain, PBS Help Desk Instructor, Founder

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