Originally Posted by
Hedley
We’ve had unfilled WB vacancies too. I’d say that the biggest factor there is the unknown with when that flying will stabilize. Others are holding out for the WB fleets, but only when they are senior enough to hold a flying seat since training never buys IRO trips.
None of the people that I fly with on the 737 even mention reserve as a reason for staying in the right seat. Several could be line holding captains, but still don’t want it. They all say that the amount of premium trips that they are picking up and double dipping when training buys trips offsets the difference in pay. Why give up 20% seniority to upgrade to 80% without any substantial difference in pay?
The short answer is because this won’t last forever. PP comes and goes. Last month in my category there was a ton. This month there is very little. When the White House declares rules to fight omicron there will be none.