Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Yep. There was a proposal a few years ago to adopt published-in-the-bid-package leanovers. I think they would have paid 6.5 hours. The problem was that would have created a revolt--not because leanovers are inherently bad (NWA had them I have been told, and many guys liked them) but because the structure of them as tentatively determined were awful. Up to scheduled two hours of block per leg, with a min six hour layover reducible to three, if my memory serves me correctly. That was a terrible idea. Fortunately the whole idea was shelved, as it should have been.
Yep, spot on (except maybe for the not inherently bad part).
The proposal for the stand-ups in the contract was absolutely terrible. And for 6 some hours of pay. My recollection of the proposal is pretty much the same as yours. It died it's deserved death.
And yes, nw did have them. I flew a bunch as a reserve. More than one with the same capt. that did entire months of them. He looked like death warmed-over.