Oh absolutely it would be today. I've already heard the b!tching from the senior 777 F/O's and LCA's about the "pay cut" they took with the new FAR 117. They can -only- fly 100 hours in 28 days now! Damned ALPA!

We are now averaging 92?

Compared to 75?

Yeah, there would be much crying if we went back to 75! Of course if we could at the same time get our pay rates back to 2004 adjusted for inflation, that would soften the blow!

BUT...think of the upward progression that would be required if every wide body Captain was only flying 75 instead of 93!

That's how you get "More Money, More Time Off", by flying LESS, not more.

I happen to have a calculator right next to me, here's the quick math on that: For every 100 wide body pilots flying 93 hours every month, it would require 24 more pilots (124 total) to fly the same time at 75 hours every month.

You could say we are now 24% MORE PRODUCTIVE then we were under the old 75hr. cap rules.

Wonder why you've been stagnated for 10 years?

All that extra flying every month thanks to PBS, and age 65 together, that's why.