Originally Posted by
Plane Ramrod
Yeah, hope I get one of those 89+ hour block lines in FLL in Sept. Don't worry though, they only use the 90 hour line build during the peak season. Of course Sept is traditionally the LOWEST block month of the year.
Half full / half empty, whatever. At least my schedule will be FULL. Hey furloughed guys, high-five an MEC member when you see them - maybe sometime in 1Q11!
There are only 9 lines that are over 85 hours in Sept (less that 10%), and they coincidentally have the highest days off. None lower than 16. 4 have 3 or more weekends off. I don't know who likes that kind of crap
. If I wasn't a commuter, sign me up!
Originally Posted by
Jedinight
I think they can drop the first 6 days from this months trip
Or they can drop 6 days next month but build you back trips on the 5 & 6. Or even put you resv. Days.
That how I understand it. Current month they can only drop but the new month they can drop or add.
In this case would have 6 on than 4 off. Than 2 on. This would be if you bid the default option.
Fresco would be the guy to ask....
JN
It is my understanding that they can't assign days off in the middle like that. The days off have to come from the ends. As long as all of the days are touching, it is considered one block of flying even if it is 6 'day trips'. So in your case, they could give you all the days off in the old month, all the days off in the new month, or a combo from the outside ends with the caveat that if they split a pairing, they must split it as it goes thru your domicile. (They can't deadhead you home from anywhere, it must end with a flight into your domicile.) So it looks like you will be getting 6 days off pay protected from that group of flying. Of course you are free to then pick up flying if you wanted on those days off consistent with 30/7 limits. (At straight pay, of course.) Anyone else read it that way?