Originally Posted by gloopy

Yes. Not only is the guarantee much higher, but they get 15 days off a month I believe. 36 extra off days a year more than make up for the short call issue for the vast majority of reserve pilots because scheduling can very easily and strategically place those 6 SC's in such a way that its the equivalent of every day being SC except with 36 fewer days off.

Only those few categories that are perpetually fat staffed for reserves would "lose out" going to the SWA system, and then only the non commuters on those select few categories, and even they would get 36 fewer days off and 108 hours of pay guarantee less, just like everyone else. As for the international SC, if SC was unlimited by going to the SW system, they wouldn't need 24/hr SC, as everyone being 12hr SC would cover the operation better than only a few guys on the 24.

But either way you slice it, 36 extra days off and 108 extra hours (plus the 401k/B fund money for that) per year is the whipped cream and cherry on a milkshake that's way better than ours right now, even if you don't consider their significantly higher pay rates, which are in addition to all that, and we're not even looking at the 6.5 day rig. Yet.