Originally Posted by
ninerdriver
It's always a quid pro quo, right? The pilots get better reserve rules, and the company gets... pilots volunteering to fill captain vacancies.
Reserve can be fixed without spending a dime of pilot negotiating capital.
I think that depends on how many they think it will capture to be a zero risk offer. Changing the reserve structure (meaning limiting shortcalls, FSB, etc., not pay) is pretty significant. I personally don’t think it’s going to gain as much as the complaints about reserve suggest. The reserve fixes are for the most junior people. Anyone else that hasn’t upgraded isn’t a result of reserve rules, it’s crappy lines and loss of relative seniority, summer vacation etc.