Originally Posted by GordoCooper

Just to add: next month (Nov) the MD80 CA and FO bottom schedules are:
5:00am or so start on day 1; 22:30pm finish on your next day before a day off.
Then; 5:00am start after your one (or maybe 2 at best) days off.
How do I know? Because it's far better utilization of a staff member if I can start them as early as possible on day one, and hold them as late as possible on their last day; then, give them one day off, and start early again. Great idea, and it will happen for Nov. and no.....I'm far....far....from management!