Originally Posted by
FangsF15
I think having the trigger for Reg is a good thing. Watching the super senior already drop thier entire schedule, and pickup 13 days of SS is already frustrating enough. You should have to have some 'skin in the game' to be able to get the premium pay, IMO.
I wouldn't object to reducing the trigger from ALV-5 to ALV-10 or ALV-15 though.
No trigger would benefit REG pilots in almost every way, and be worse for RES pilots. Senior REG, and commuters, would have more premium opportunity without sacrificing as much time off (as RES pilots currently enjoy). Junior REG would see more Gucci trips in open time and on the swap board. RES pilots would have to deal with more open time, higher utilization, and less premium as the GS acceptance rate increases among REG pilots.
Either way, the trigger exists primarily because it benefits the company.