I am not an international pilot but I would like to know if there is any reason why international reserve going to 9 hours would benefit the company more than domestic? It seems that international guys sit and do nothing a lot during the winter.
This could be just the company throwing out a gesture that schedulers already have the power to do, now it’s in writing.
It could also be because there has been an uptick of people leaving to go home early to commute.
We work for a great airline, it doesn’t always have to be bad. If there is a gotcha moment with this I’m sure we will discover it next week

Also, remember if they have a trip for you it doesn’t matter how many hours you are on sc you are working anyway