Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Yes both of those were under the FAR 117 side letter. These two related provisions improved DAL pilots QOL more than anything else in the nearly 25 years I've been here (until LOA 20-04 which was equally as good for different reasons).
And it was all done under Mike Donatelli's leadership. He gets bashed for pushing TA1 (and that is warranted) but I wonder how many guys even remember he was at the helm when we significantly improved our work rules with that SLOA?
Mike Donatelli: “Peee Eeeee Beeeee!” Whatever good he did was completely undone, and then some, when he screamed at us that if we didn’t accept the garbage TA1, that was where we were headed.