Originally Posted by
PIPErdrvr
"and [finally] MANAGEMENT decides to recall". that's the key.
Ask yourself how much sooner the pilots could be recalled had active pilots not picked it up....
No sooner.
Most lines have at least 14 days off and there are a bunch of 15-18 day off lines. Additionally, many trips finish early allowing for a turn to be added on. No, they could easily cover that flying done as OT. In fact, most of the flying is blocked and fairly little OT is available and there are plenty of lineholders available for JM or EX.
It sounds good in theory, that a bunch of tough pilots will show managment who really runs the show, but that is mostly the fantasy of relative youngsters and newbies with little or no knowledge of past history at Eagle.