Originally Posted by
Gunfighter
Nope, its the same thing. In for a penny, in for a pound. Just one example of this is eliminating the swap loopholes to increase the staffing on the 777. More higher paying jobs for the group vs higher pay for the individual. You can't have it both ways and claim you value the group over the individual.
I value the tool to amend your schedule. The QOL benefit and additional freedom it provides is the benefit. The 777 is a tiny category with long trips. The rest (90%) of the group uses this to manipulate schedule for a more productive month. A single additional 777 line has a very limited benefit. If you alternate months and do reserve one month and a 100 hour line the next, you have 175 hours of pay over two months or 87.5 average with less flying. This is only one example of it’s usefulness. The SILs interpretation and union concurrence were the real issue.