Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
Ok, here's where I'm at. I don't think you are correct that DTZ is "industry standard". But I'm also not sure, and don't give any farts either way. This wasn't really a discussion about dropping it or not. Whether it stays will be based on survey responses, and other factors. But that wasn't the discussion you chimed in on.
I think at all the Legacies you can DTZ, but at Delta at least you need to be able to either:
1. Be in a fleet/seat that is adequately staffed, ie reserves available have to exceed #required to drop a trip back to open time/company. This may ebb and flow seasonally depending on your fleet, hiring and overall manning.
or
2. Be able to build a line in PBS (seniority based) that consists mostly of desirable trips and/or 1/2 day trips that you can give away to other pilots after your schedule has been released. This does not require any reserve coverage, just a willing pilot to pick up your trips.