Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Add to the fact that with the rest rules they will need to make every penny they can. I truly beleive that the issue will be forced by these new rest rules. If I am wrong, I will be glad I am. I also see it as an opportunity for leverage. We will be able to operate them here a lot cheaper. We can also make airlines like SKW hold the aircraft note like I listed in my above post.
Can you explain how the new rest rules will make the regionals more expensive/less efficient? My understanding is they will now be able to fly more block hours, just less duty time. If scheduled properly this could make them MORE efficient, but will require them to get rid of the 3-5 hour hub sits.
I honestly don't know enough about the FTDT proposal to know if it's a good thing or not. So far it doesn't seem like a good thing to me:
2 man crews deeper into Europe
More block hours/legs per day - potentially
Transcon turns that were previously not legal
Probably more that I cannot think of.
I'm asking because I don't know. How does the new proposal HELP pilots, and Delta pilots specifically?