Originally Posted by
BunkerF16
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The rough math, just to fix the vacation/sick issue we have here would require about another 4-500 pilots. That doesn't account for adding 1 additional air frame.
We are woefully understaffed and until this pilot group starts to affect JB in the pocket book ...
Look, maybe you're right. As I said, I've never picked up an RSA but I'd like to understand specifically what makes you single them out. It seems to me that RSAs should be the LEAST offensive, guys are getting premium pay and they may not even fly - that increases average cost. Wouldn't the worse offenders be the guys that build up their line over 90 hours WITHOUT RSAs/VDAs etc.
Has the union specifically said in some email that we are short 4-500 pilots? Why is picking-up RSAs specifically a problem? Why not VDAs? or guys flying over 90 hour credit? or guys that don't bid enough vacation?
(Seems like if I drop my line down to 70 hours and then pick up RSAs, I'm doing more than anyone else in terms of increasing pilot costs and flying less)