Originally Posted by
saturn
I like the min limits idea (akin to a PWA min rest, duty day, etc). I'd still advocate for greater pay per duty period. I'd like to see more trips avg 5.5-6+ hrs day. TAFB vs credit needs improvement. SWA, FEDEX/UPS are much more efficient than us with pay per day.
I certainly wouldn't complain about getting paid more per day, just don't expect the optimizer to let us have it for free. There will be earlier starts on the first day, later finished on the last day, or shorter overnights. They'll fill the days with more flying to avoid dishing out soft pay. And there's plenty of people in the pilot group that don't want that.
We've got to get our quality life expectations written into the contract.