Originally Posted by
tonsterboy5
No, they will increase the average block hours for line holders. They will do everything they can to work those left right to the max without having to cancel a flight for no pilots. “Perfect” airline staffing is at the end of the day every pilot flew, and no trips get canceled for no pilots.
IF the pairings were efficient enough this is true. But they are not. They can’t support a 76 hour line. Trust me - if they could the company would do it. Now. Already. But they don’t support it. The company hates paying pilots not to fly. ESP Sr pilots. You are right is all your assertions except the fact that the pairings can’t be constructed to make 76 hour lines.