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654G
Hi. I was looking over the Bullet points. Would you mind clarifying a few things that have acronyms or existing work rules, those of us on the outside don't understand. I realize that the wording of the agreement isn't known yet. I haven't worked in the Part 121 environment before.
'Establish Premium Open Time FCFS Flica window for pickup at 150% to be used at company discretion'
What does that specifically mean.
I have friends in other airlines, and they accumulate a lot of credit hours in excess of the maximum hours they would legally be able to fly. It doesn't seem to impair their QOL that much either.
What are the practical opportunities for earning extra credit hours per month. As there is still no agreement, I'm just working on the idea that what's in place, will either be enhanced for the better, or brought in line with 'industry standard'.
I'm asking this not in the context of the current unhappiness among the pilot group, and only to get an idea of what earnings would be possible, without compromising QOL too much.
Thanks
We got 6 or 7 RSA emails yesterday because we are consistently short staffed here. That’s reserve augmentation to sit reserve on a day off at 150% with a guaranteed credit of 4:12 regardless of whether you fly. We also have people who do VDAs, who pick up trips for 190%. That bullet point you are talking about is a premium trip pickup window in our trip trading website...which would allow anyone to fcfs (first come first served) pickup a premium trip. No idea what all the details will be in the TA/CBA for premium opportunities other than what the bullet says.
I don’t pick up anything outside my scheduled line, and have consistently credited about 78-86 a month and flown 30-60, due to schedule modifications/cancelations, DHs, rigs, etc. Depending on the airframe and type of schedule you bid, you can get a lot of soft time. If this AIP turns into a ratified CBA, trip construction will be different, and I have no idea how the block to credit ratio will look. I know that Bunker won’t be crediting 150 a month anymore though with his current strategy lol. There will always be ways to make money though, especially at such an understaffed airline. What our avg QOL and days off will look like will depend largely on the details beyond the published bullet points, and even then may not be fully realized until a few bids under the implemented changes occur.