Originally Posted by
gloopy
The "stuck chock" concept is one memo away from never existing again. As soon as the hassle/threat of latency equals or exceeds the hassle/threat for D+ there will be no more "stuck chocks" and if there are they just won't be unstuck until zero latency. This whole thing is about reducing pilot headcount. Period.
Companies would normally financially incintivize employees to meet new goals. This is a strange case of getting pilots to meet corporate objectives (less taxi time) while simultaneously taking money away from domestic pilots. Interesting management technique.
"work harder and/or more efficiently and we will pay you less"