That has more to do with how we utilize reserves. Seems like we have a higher percentage of pilots on reserve than virtually any other regional. If we scheduled the way other airlines do, assigning every hour of flying and saving reserves for sick calls and displacements, (not to mention assigning one reserve to cover a trip instead of sending a new crew member every couple of legs) we could operate a lot more efficiently.

I'd be curious to hear the scheduler's perspective on this. i wouldn't be surprised if the IT in that department prevented us from optimizing how it runs.