Originally Posted by gloopy

Things ebb and flow. The funny thing is whenever something changes, a lot of people think and act like its the new normal forever. The 717 and 88 are (very) short right now, so that means staffing for those fleets will catch up. The shortage is triggering contractual catch up provisions and they can't be this short forever. For a long time the 717 was over staffed and there were complaints about how there was nothing extra, although it was easier to modify your schedule. Now its raining green and people complain they can't swap days. :roll eyes:

Regardless of where we are in the cycle, narrow body pilots will almost always fly a lot in the summer. If you want a safe space where no one will bother you either go to the 777 or go to college