From the sounds of the day off language in the TA, Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday off every week will be legal, so don't expect Vegas schedules to change.

I know that we as a pilot group can't expect a company to change their business model based on our needs. But more of the same scheduling (T,W, & S off) isn't IMHO going to help with attrition. If a Spirit pilot gets 4 days off in a row after any pairing, commuter or not, that's very tempting for anyone in the bottom half of each base. Alaska also has a consecutive day off rule, something like at least two blocks of three days off.

Additionally, this 95 hour limit has me concerned. If you cap a bid at 95 hours, when during busy months it's not uncommon to see 100+ hours, that only brings up the bottom end of the range. I think instead of 85-105 hour ranges, we might start seeing this range get smaller and smaller as they have to spread out the flying. Not good for the people who want to work a bunch or those who don't.

Pay rates will be outdated within a couple of years. Alaska's contract is amendable in March 2018 (??). Spirit is in negotiations. So is SWA and Delta. While these numbers sound good now, I think it's too little too late from the company. I would imagine that this may be why they're eager to lock this in before our competitors (i.e. Spirit and Frontier) outdo us, leaving us chasing other contracts again.