Originally Posted by
JetPilotMike
I also hate the way we do our bid months. Most months seem to run 29th-29th or something stupid. I know they are trying to cut down as much as possible the 31-day months for reserves. Steal a day from January and March to make February 30 days and leave the rest of the months alone!
Almost all airlines do this - steal Jan 31 and Mar 1 to make Jan/Feb/Mar all 30 days each. Understandable.
But I'm pretty sure the reason we have it all messed up - adjusting the months and starting on the 28th/29th - is to have the summer months as 30 days and reduce the days off during peak flying. Granted, somehow every other airline I've flown for has fared just fine with May, July and Aug as 31 day months