When our trip rig at FDX goes from 4:1 to 3.75:1, I wonder if that will benefit the entire pilot group in the form of a raise or just the TAFB trip fliers. I looked at the contract rules fairly closely. As it is written, in January, when the rig changes, so does the spread between high and low paying lines...from 11hour spread to 13 hours. That should allow lines to be constructed with the new trip rig and keep the lower paying domestic type lines as is (or close to it).
I wonder if any scheduling gurus out there can give us an indication what the BLGs will look like. I would think if the average blg goes up, then that rising tide will raise up the RLGs at least. However, if the optimizing software works around it, it may only benefit those who can hold TAFB trips. Anyone got any ideas?