Originally Posted by
Zenofzin
I flew with a guy last month that wouldn’t extend by 5 minutes because he was ****ed that UAL parked its 737 10 plus years ago, he’d rather f@#k over the 150 people in back who pay his check every month.
I don't blame him and, no, he didn't f@#k anybody by simply following the FARs.
If UAL doesn't have staffing to cover extended duty periods, which are already plenty long, it sounds like a UA management problem and not a pilot problem. 117 is no longer a brand new reg.
Extensions are supposed to be the
exception and NOT the norm which they have become. Otherwise we could just
start with 16 hour days on the narrowbody for every duty period and call it good.
In fact, I'd be more concerned about a fatigued pilot going the extra mile rationalizing they are "helping." The data indicates that a disproportionate number of FSAPs, incidents, and accidents occur at the far end of the duty day, no?
But back to that pilot in question, it seems like he has a pretty crystal clear understanding of his relationship with UA.
Originally Posted by
Zenofzin
Our union has more leverage when we are productive, safe and profitable.
+1
That said, I'm pretty sure that leverage doesn't increase when pilots waive the contract.