Originally Posted by Vsipegged

The overall reason is schedule. We have guys running most if not all of their 12 days on, consistently. A great portion of this out of base. Yea, they signed up for it, but it's not what was advertised in the interview. In the interview it was portrayed as having a mix of standby days, day trips, and overnights.

The model has changed. We no longer fly a client to a destination, sit, and come home. We fly 2 - 3 different customers per day, reloc on layover days, etc. With the new ASTRO software it's essentially become a Netjets / Flex schedule but without the off time.

If it's to be expected now that you can go away on day 1 and not know when you're coming home, it's time to change the schedule. I myself have been told on day 1 to pack for all 12, just in case. You can't expect guys to accept this for more than a few months.

The 10-5 model that pilots have been pushing for forever will be lackluster as well under the new system. It will work if you have day trips and a standby day or two, and maybe half a dozen overnights. But 10 days on the road straight? That will get old after 6 months too. Any mention of 8/6, 7/7, 9/6 gets laughed at here, but it's the key to longevity and retention.

It's sad because besides the schedule, this is a fantastic company to work for. We just need to get management to open their eyes and realize that while yes a better schedule might cost them more, better schedule = happy pilots = retention, less initial training costs, better customer service, etc.

Until then, it's going to remain as a 2 - 3 year revolving door.