One thing that we MUST have in the next contract is trip ownership and “Control”. By Control I mean being able to “advertise” front end or back end portions of a trip
Ex..4 day trip f
Day 1 has 3 legs (starting with a turn that goes out and back to base, and leg 3 to the overnight)
Or
Day 4 that has a turn from and back to base on the last legs.
THERE IS ZERO REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THOSE FRONT AND BACK END TURNS INTO OPEN TIME, ON OUR OWN, and “advertise” them for pick up to others in base. It cost the company NOTHING. If someone picks it up, the payout is the same. If no one does, then the pilot scheduled on it will fly. This also goes for DHD on last leg swaps to pilots commuting home. Unreal that since Sabre is so limited that we just accept that’s the way we’ve always done it mentality. Being able to drop a late turn on the last day is a huge QOL issue. Commuters need it, pilots who are tired of being on a long trip need it, and people looking for extra pay outside of MU need it. It’s a win for the pilots that literally has no effect on the operations. The control that LAA gives to Crew Scheduling is unreal.