Originally Posted by
TFAYD
the point is that the company should be motivated enough to improve reserve rules without us spending negotiating capital on it.
nobody says that reserve should suck in principle. People just say that the company should fix it anyway - maybe even via an LOA. But they are holding out because they think they can get something in return
Improvement in reserve rules increases the number of Widebody Captains required in every base and fleet.
People tend to look at the low hanging fruit (unfilled CA spots and WB FO), but increasing the opportunities at the top of the pay scale is something that benefits the pilot group collectively.