The other option is to really tighten up the TAFB rig. So that time away is the key driver in trip pay. That way they can't just stuff more flying into the first and last day of multi-day trips to defeat the daily rig. If they want to add more flying, it will cost them even more yet. That benefits almost all of us, as there are locals that can't hold shorter trips, or bases where they don't build shorter trips anyway.

Nothing says we can't do better than the industry standard 1 to 3.5 TAFB rig. We literally hold the keys to the single operating certificate, there is no merger without our JCBA blessing. A much improved TAFB rig could be a big part of driving pay and QOL increases, among many other things.