Originally Posted by Probe

20 years ago, when UAL reserve was just FIFO, everybody was short call. Very transparent. Unfortunately over the years complexity has been thrust upon us, some by the Feds, some self-inflicted.

Some of it has been an improvement. The lack of transparency is unfortunately a negative side effect.

We have some great things in our current reserve system, like most of the time you are on long call. We never had that 20 years ago. This is a HUGE improvement. You get paid for SC after 2, which we didn't get 20 years ago.

The vast majority of us like our current system. Can it be improved? Yes. FSB should absolutely be paid. 5 hours credit, or 2 or 3 add pay. You are showing up for work. M5D should apply.

Maybe a bit more reliability in how they assign SC's.

If you are on a global fleet, your days off are going to be rolled occasionally. Sorry. You knew it before you bid it. It is what it is. If you are domestic they can break up a 4 day trip and get you home on time. If you are on a 7 day international trip, there is no way to break it up.

As for WB FO going very jr, it is just cyclical. When there is movement, it goes junior. If we are stagnant, not so much. If we furlough 15% of our pilots, WB FO will go to 6500 as the JR guy, and narrow body CAP will go to 5500.

In 21 years I could have been a 3 year CAP. 3 years after that I was a very junior 757 FO, 4 years after that I was a junior 10 year CAP, 3 years later I was a 13 mid level 757 FO.

It is a roller coaster. Hop in, strap in, and hold on.