Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
I'm on my 3rd inverse assignment robocall today and no GSWCs have gone out. At this time, I think the company will cancel the flight before it hands out a GSWC.
Incidentally, after rerouting me into a 12 hour duty day on day 5 of a 4 day trip, does the company really think I'm going to fall over myself to help them out when they refused to hire?
New pilot fatigue rules go into effect this weekend
Among the efforts to prepare for the new rules detailed by the Journal:
--Delta Air Lines said it is using increased productivity, including up to 15 additional hours from reserves, pilots willing to automatically extend duty time by two hours, and stroke of the pen contract changes to deal with the new rules, keeping the operation staffing neutral.
--United Airlines said it is hiring 60 to 100 pilots a month to deal with the new rules and fill vacancies caused by retirements.
--JetBlue said it has developed an in-house crew tracking program to be used by its 2,500 pilots on company-issued iPads.
--The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the largest pilots union in the nation, is offering a free smartphone app that pilots can use to keep track of how many hours they've worked and slept.
--The Regional Airline Association said its carriers have bumped up staffing by about 5%. Regional carriers typically serve smaller cities rather than hub airports.
I may or may not have ammended that.
