Originally Posted by
FL410
FYI... Horizon is coming up with their our "new" rest requirements. This was caused by the extreme amount of fatigue calls/cancellations. This is one great example of the pilots and FA's working together to express good decision making, unity, and the responsibility of a airline crew. Through the fatigue calls MGMT is evaluating and will likely change the rest requirements and duty day. Rumors are no less than 10 rest and max duty of 12 hours.
Now, let actually see if it goes through. At AAG they are going to the extreme of crunching pennies. So, if those new times do go through then it is a step in the right derection. Good job to the QX crews that called in fatigued and didn't fly fatigued.
I do not trust anything our managers do or say. However, we did have an extra bit of ammunition that many regionals don't have. That is an actual fatigue policy. Other regional pilots can be stuck between a rock and a hard place with fatigue calls. Yes, ultimately they will keep their job with the FAA backing them. But the fight that can potentially happen in the meantime would be a bummer (especially with low paid pilots who cannot afford a couple of months without pay).
I am very glad rest and duty changes are happening at Horizon (eventually). But, I have no doubt they came about because it became too expensive to keep trying to work us to exhaustion. For the managers making the decision it has nothing to do with safety.