Originally Posted by
Lou Reed
We all get that 8 hour 3 days are undesirable. However, they are the exception to the rule. And unfortunately, JR/RSV pilots will have to get stuck flying them. That's what being part of a seniority system has always been about. Once seniority improves by just a bit, you should be able to avoid the few trips that the ADTG helps against.
However, 30 hr overnights have always played a significant part of our pairings, and will probably continue to do so. Having the 4 hr pay AND credit for those pairings will help a large number of our Line Holders, which is what RSV and JR patiently wait to become. And they will. In the meantime, gotta suck it up and fly those FEW inefficient trips.
Why even bother having minimum pay for anything. We should just negotiate that away for add pay situations that should benefit senior bidders.