Originally Posted by ACEssXfer

We carry the highest reserve percentage in the industry. The company could create more lineholders but are terrified of not being able to cover flying. Reserves are used to cover open time instead of what they should really be used for: sick calls and IROPS. IMO it is the wrong approach. Over time pilots are going to call out less when the average line is say 75 hours instead of 83 with highs in the 90s. It's a stepping over a dollar to pick up 50 cents approach that they do not understand because they run the airline off of spreadsheets instead of operations experience. It's a difficult position to prove to a number cruncher.

The split duty "concession"(jury is out on this) is an attempt at the above.