Originally Posted by
exwaterski
I just don't get the feeling we are talking about the same thing. If you can figure out a way to go part time while retaining seniority and status I'll be the first one to sign up. But what you are describing sounds more like free lance/independent contractors coming in and working a couple of days a month which I would not support under any circumstances. It is far more economical to simply pay existing pilots a premium to work overtime than try and bring in mercenaries to fly a trip or two. So if we agree all pilots would have to be on the seniority list than we can start to talk about what part time would look like. I said before I think lines somewhere around 50 hours.
That's pretty much what I am talking about. Pilots working a few days per month without any further duty to the company. No reserve, no healthcare benefits, no 401k, etc.. It's part time work, a mercenary as you put it.