Originally Posted by
Dougdrvr
"Fatigue "isn't a tremendous issue" for the 2,000 pilots at Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which owns three commuter carriers, according to Wayne Heller, chief operating officer, adding that the airline's work rules are stricter than the FAA's. "If we have fatigue," he says, "it's due to unplanned circumstances" outside the company's control."
After seing this assinine staement, just what kind of trip rigs do you have in your contract and does one contract cover all the units?
Trip Rigs don't prevent fatigue. They may give incentive for the company to avoid unproductive schedules, but even a productive trip can be fatiguing. I just finished a 20 hour 3 day, which would not have benefited from trip or duty rigs, and I was plenty tired by the end.