Originally Posted by aa73

I chatted with a 787 FO last week and asked him why the number one DFW 787 FO could actually be a line holding 787 CA, why doesn't he bid the CA job since he is leaving so much money on the table? His answer was that he's really not leaving any money on the table. Whaaaaa??? Going from $200/hr to $290/hr and no money left on table???? The answer was that the number one FO can bid fly thru and 117 conflicts and can actually get paid for 185 hrs per month doing that. My jaw dropped, I had no idea that was even achievable. Apparently one has to know how to work the contract and it takes some effort but it's doable.