Originally Posted by
INXS
Flying +93 hours in January (10 yr Captain). That is with our new Pref Bidding & 117 rules for 2014 - And that's a line w/out any open time pick up of +93 hrs, fwiw.
With the new PBS you're required to bid the amount they want or they just shove it onto your schedule anyway. I got hit with a 96 hour month. Lots of 6am shows followed by 4pm shows that I never bid. Many people getting one day on followed by one day off all month.
Well they do have 14 open FO trips tomorrow. That's 10% of the total FO count here. Imagine a larger airline having the same amount open just 24 hours out.