Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Very true. Right now we see 22% swings in the block hr plan from summer plan to winter plan. In two years we will see a 12% or so point swing. Everyone will probably fly 30 more hrs a year, of five more days. It does not seem like a lot on the face of it, but when you multiply it by 10500 active line pilots, that real jobs and progression.
The early out will take care of the short term over staffing the work rules create, and as a result there will not be a linear bump to the list. Going forward the jobs and positions will be lost and that's a gift that keeps on giving.
ACL,
It's worse than that in some bases. If you look at LAX bid packs (unless you're very senior) the trips rarely average more than 4:30/day (so let's celebrate 4:30) and not all trips will benefit from the new trip rigs (and anyone who thinks they won't move some of the red-eyes after 2200 is kidding themselves). At 4:30 in 72 ALV month that means working 16 days/month and in an 84 ALV month that means working
18.7 days. If I wanted to work that many days I would find a job that let's me sleep in my own bed every night and pays more. Oh by the way, some of those 10:30 three days in LAX still aren't eliminated with the new 4:30 guarantee so my number of days of work may be low.