Originally Posted by
Mudhen200
Line bidding and Alaska crew scheduling is going to be very difficult on the Bus side of the house. I feel for you. Your QOL is going to go way down. I wish it wasn’t so. I expect an increase in attrition on the Bus side as men find other airlines that offer a better life.
I’m to long in the tooth to start over. I’ve been beat by them for so many years that it doesn’t even hurt anymore. But make no mistake, I give them nothing and take from them everything. I am one of the most inefficient pilots they have.
I appreciate your candor about the current situation at AS and the "shock and awe" that's in store for us on the Bus side. It's a sad reality that many have become numbed to the degradation of the Scheduling and QOL provisions here...
Given that most airlines - from Legacies, to Mainlines, to even Regionals - now tend to have pretty decent Scheduling provisions, can someone on the AS side give me some insights on how/why it has gotten so bad? What is it about AS that makes things slide backwards, when the industry as a whole is moving forwards?
As pilots, we are away from home, on average, at least half of the month and so along with pay rate, good QOL is as important if not more so, if we ever want to play any meaningful part in the lives of our families.
We must be united on that front with regards to the upcoming contract negotiations..