Originally Posted by
MR JT8D
Need to pay a lot of money.... Company has been making $$$$$$$ on the pilots time building back for a long, long time. It came to an abrupt halt.
If they home base, it will open a new door. 7 on 7 off, home based. I'm all in.
Originally Posted by
aTomatoFlames
They won't be able to do that until they hire more pilots. 7 on 7 off would end up being 15-30 block a month on average. That may make it hard to attract pilots.
It would also be hard to do with runs where there is no air service directly to where they start. Such as Del Rio, TX. Unless you were to swap mid-week and hold everyone at the outstations over the weekend. Not only would it require a doubling of staffing, but it would require a massive increase in hotel/layover costs.
Ain't gonna happen unless UPS & DHL are willing to pony up a LOT more money.