Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Be careful here folks...
Congress can legislate rest requirements, but they are not going to legislate pay or guarantee you 15+ days off each month.
If we get limited to say 6 flight hours/10 duty hours each day with 12+ hour overnights we will still need to fly 80 hours/month.
Even if congress requires two days off between trips (instead of 24 hours) you could still end up on the road 5 days per week in order to get your block time.
Poorly executed, this sort of campaign could adversely impact the character of this profession and our lifestyles.
I think the bigger issue than just our paychecks is the constant under-cutting in the industry which causes carriers to cut corners on pay, maintenance, safety, etc all to save a buck and stay in business. A free market economy is great, but not in our industry when it forces companies to reduce safety to make a profit. Safety in our industry comes at a high dollar amount, and when an airline has to spend money to raise the level of safety it doesnt always happen. The Aviation Subcommittee is holding a hearing next month on the issues affecting regional carriers, here are the members:
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation