Originally Posted by
390SetBlue
PBS will not fix the pairing construction. The lines suck because they are comprised of lousy pairings. ALPA has absolutely zero control over pairing construction. Pairing construction is controlled in totality by the company. The only input ALPA has is during line construction. Lousy pairings add up to lousy lines.
The lines also suck because our spectacular work rules enable the company to build crappy pairings, and as a result we end up working six day blocks made up of a 2 day, a turn, and a 3 day in no particular order. Proper trip and duty rigs would fix this issue by forcing by the company to build more productive pairings, and eliminating the six day BS.
As good as the 4 days off are, the six days on are equally as bad, and it absolutely needs to be fixed.