Originally Posted by
FXLAX
No, it doesn’t necessarily mean that. Which is why I asked the question if it makes you wonder why. But we already know that we are lower than UPS, Atlas, and all the other cargo airlines.
Nothing in 117 prevents week on week off schedules.
The former UPS, ATLAS and other cargo guys at FedEx will likely agree with the statement that our existing contract and schedules are better than their former employers. That could explain the lower amount of fatigue calls here.
117 does not prohibit week on/week off schedules but it certainly doesn’t facilitate them. The company won’t choose to implement 117 in a way that benefits us if it is inefficient for them. They will look to contain their costs. If that costs us QOL, that will not register in their decision matrix at all.