Originally Posted by
opdeliber
Im an Alaskan Airways pilot and I am not on reserve but do commute...the phrase "if you live in base, its not a bad gig" needs to be taken out to pasture and shot dead, and a couple extra bullets for good measure. The possibility of only having 7 complete calendar day off in a month is "that bad." You are on the hook for 23 days of the month. No thank you. It is time to wake up and make this terrible place to work an actual good place to be a pilot.
Oh, I totally agree. I hope we do! I just thought I’d throw it out there why Alaska pilots haven’t made work rules better. I commute and am on reserve. I’d love nothing better than to put this reserve horse down in 2020.