Originally Posted by
horrido27
But, getting back to 8 day pairings/trips. Would have liked to have seen some sort of limit on that in the JCBA.
Raises the question, how does a reserve get called out to fly an 8 day trip if they can only be on reserve for 6 days. Writing on the wall for them to have their days rolled?!
Motch
Motch-
Looking at the foot-print of the current 8Day, it goes through/into LAX on Day 4, and back out West to NRT on Day 5.
The routing through LAX gives scheduling the ability/flexibility to break it up into two separate pairings (having the reserves currently available is another story).....IE-One reserve does days 1-4, and then the second reserve positioned to LAX will fly days 5-8.
I wouldn't put it past them to also DH IAH reserves IAH-NRT to do any direction of the trip as well being that the 787 base is so short on current/staffed pilots......thus the 200% pay currently underway.
SC