Originally Posted by
shiznit
Luckily for you ALPA Co-Chaired and had 5 members on the ARC that updated the FT/DT rules and will prevent situations like that starting Jan 4, 2014.
Unfortunately, there are pilots (and groups of pilots) who still don't see the power of a unified voice in DC. The industry side of the ARC had 9 members from 4 different organizations. The labor side had 9 members from 3 organizations....
FFT: Could the reuslts have been better if ALL 9 members on the labor side were working together without duplicated efforts and represented with a unified voice AND the Co-Chairmanship?
You're completely right. I flew with the Delta guy who was the chairman of the committee. Do you know what the airlines reps wanted? No flight time limit - just a duty day limit like they have in Europe. You thought 9 hours flight time a day was tough - imagine what we could of gotten had there not been strong labor voices in that ARC.