Originally Posted by
ExDeltaPilot
Agree with you on the reserve comments. My point was when the airlines are way overmanned you get guys getting a lot of pay with little work. I agree sitting around a crash pad away from home is WORK. I don't think the companies really looked at what reserve manning they really needed to fill the schedule and when business was good you could overhire and worry about the extra guys later.
I'm sorry, but after working at Pan Am, UPS and now FedEx, I really can't remember every being "overmanned." Maybe in a particular seat, but never at the whole airline. However, I wouldn't blame the pilots for that fact (being overmanned, or overpaid, for that matter), I'd blame the airline management. You know, those guys, who in both lean and fat times, still manage to get their gigantic salary and exceptional bonuses. But that's just me.