Originally Posted by
groundstop
With regard to the FAR part 117, it seems to be an easy fix. Move long call to 16 hours, and we agree to acknowledge by 10 hours, giving us at least a 6 hour window to acknowledge a trip as opposed to the current 2 hour window (worst case scenario).
16 hour long call would really benefit guys that are stuck commuting to reserve.
This is very doable, especially if scheduling are given the resources to assign all the following trips by 8 am Mecca time the day prior. When they get behind and wait unti 4 pm to assign SC and trips, we all get the short end of the stick. But in order to give the company this option, how about we get our seventh short call back? Make it six, like it should have been all along.