Originally Posted by
elmetal
This so much. the entire idea of "global" reserve needs to be dismantled. every other carrier can manage widebody intl flying without this charade.
"oh but they don't do as much of it as we do"
True. But what they DO accomplish they manage to do with ZERO rolling of days. How do we cover all domestic flying without having rolled days? More reserves. We are allowing them to operate with less reserves in the highest paid categories we have. Otterbox is spot on.
I agree on global but all the reserves in the world can’t do what FSB does. I
hate getting reassigned mid trip. I bid specific trips for a reason. I don’t want my 5am finish on day 4 ruined because we didn’t have a FSB. Getting 2 pilots with a spare plane to rescue a mechanical at an outstation or to get a flight moving in 45 minutes after the original crew times out is good for everyone. Global could be fixed with just having more reserves, FSB serves a different function. It should, however, be voluntary and lucrative.