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Old 03-10-2022 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Trip7
IMO the operating at Red Line article should have focused on fatiguing rotations and highlighted examples like multi leg 12 hr duty combined with short layovers, early report/late report flip flopping during a rotation etc etc. Highlighting record GSs does do much as the company is already hiring at max capacity, GSs are optional, and the Union got the company to agree to a 5 hr reduction of the GS trigger which naturally increases GSs significantly. Bottom line, the rotation quality needs to be improved to reduce fatigue, and and pilots should not hesitate to stop the operation when fatigued.

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How does lowering the GS trigger increase the amount of GSs? Aren’t GSs just a result of a staffing shortage? Lowering the trigger just changes who can get them but if coverage is good, there are no GSs. Lowering ALV/TLV would have a bigger impact on number of GSs because it’s taking less hours to hit the ALV meaning more trips unbid.
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