Originally Posted by
AeroEnvoy
This!!!
Its not the lack of airmanship or train. I think it all comes back to fatigue and mental strain. We work longer days, with early starts and minimum rest very frequently and we are afraid of calling fatigue because of the enormous pressure management puts on us to stay on schedule. We also have fewer days off which adds to our fatigue when we don’t even have time to decompress at home.
Eh, part of this is true. But longer days? How many one and two leg days do you fly? While not under the pressure for performance that a feeder is, you can be assured that Southwest is flying as much or more per day with the same 117 rest requirements as any regional.