Originally Posted by
Rama04
^This guy has it
It's pick your poison here!! Would you rather the company build trips:
A) To the 19 hour bottom line with a 30 hour layover that has no soft pay (4:45 rig)?
OR
B) To a 16 hour bottom line with 4 hour min day?
They are NOT dummies! They will NOT throw away good money in a highly competitive environment - you should be thankful for that actually. From an outside perspective looking in, the 4:45 is a much better program. It may 'socialize' lines a bit and take some days off from the top bidders BUT, it probably gives an overall higher amount of days off to all pilots.
This coupled with higher line values (from what I have read here), is much better than there being 16 hour 4-day trips out there!
Their ability to park guys in MCI/AUS/YVR for 30 hours is dependent on there being enough manning to cover the flying. They've proven that they are able to generate efficient trips (Every day in the pairing minus the 30 hour sit). You do have a point though. Nothing is saying they can't make 16 hour 4 days with the 4 pay/credit we're going for. They'll get theirs either way.
