Originally Posted by dracir1

So, about these...

Logic would dictate that the more unproductive trips (like above) would be left in OT for use by the reserves - which is is exactly what happens. The company makes the most use of its pilots if all lineholders fly their schedules to the max extent AND NO MORE and the reserves fly up to but not over the 75 hour mark on the "unproductive" leftovers in OT. Max revenue (for the cost of labor) is a balancing act between the use of reserves for sick calls and the residual of OT.

To do this, the company MAY BE USING (I have no proof) a couple of "tactics." One is (obviously) construction of the unproductive like above - that we all know for sure IS happening. Another, is to "HIDE" trips. By having trips that would NORMALLY be picked up kept out of OT until after 9:30am the day prior allows them to assign a reserve to the trip. If there aren't reserves available, the company can still use the PAF. Am I the only one who notices these trips being added late?