Originally Posted by
elmetal
Any 13+ year captain does not fall into that category. they do not want to leave even if it means they get to be based where they currently are (this applies to a TON of SFO/SLC/LAX/DEN guys)
I disagree. The last 5 trips I've been on have been with 13+ year Captains and they all talked about leaving, 2 of them have over 20 years here. They are flying over 90 hours a month, getting less than 11 days off a month and would take the first year pay cut to go to the majors. The dilemma for them in the past was having to sacrifice their QOL; however, given the current scheduling shenanigans even the guys on top of the seniority list are feeling the pain.
Why would anyone looking up the seniority list stay? My CP is flying over 85 hours a month and getting 12 days off. He's one of the top 10 guys in the company. Maybe it's CS's intention to tick off the guys at the top although I am not a conspiracy theory kind of guy. I do not see the schedules improving and I think that will drive a lot of the guys who were considering making a career of OO away.
Food for thought:
FAR 117 rolling 1000.
Pilot flys 82 hours / month = 984 hours / 12 months. 16 hour buffer. You don't get paid for the last month of the rolling year if you break 1000 hrs.. Huge hit for a guy / gal making over 100K a year.
Schedules don't improve.
Anita won't be removed.
Should we stay and lose?