Originally Posted by
5tools
So tell me again how coming in the night before is any different than before???
Let's say I'm on an LAX 3-day AM reserve block tomorrow. This afternoon, I get assigned a 3-day that doesn't report until 9am.
Under current rules, I still have to be in position at the beginning of the reserve period, at 3am. So that means coming in the night before.
Under the new release-to-check-in provision coming in the new CBA, as soon as I acknowledge that trip assignment, I can get released from the RAP entirely. For that trip, I'm now the same as a lineholder, and I can stay home, skip the hotel/crashpad, and commute in on the flight that lands in the morning at 7:30. If you don't see that a meaningful change, I don't know what to tell you. It'll be a dramatic QOL increase for a lot of our pilots. It's not long-call, but it has a lot of the same benefit if you get assigned a trip.