Originally Posted by
Avroman
As a Mesaba guy, I am not pleased with the 11 days off redusable to 10. I would much rather see 12 reducable (only by the pilot) down to 10. I would like to see the ability of pilots to be able to pick up at least 1 overnight if they so choose. The way most pairings are built these days if you can't pick up at least 1 overnight it's either not able to be picked up or it's not wort picking up. And those of us on reserve could use an oportunity to make a little extra money. Bring back build up reserve pay and I wouln't need to be looking to pick up open time though, so..... Besides I'd rather a lineholder voluntarily pick up these open trips for extra pay than me having to do them for nothing extra.
For clarification in your "reducible" comment- are your referring to the company's ability to JA/extend into days off or the pilot's ability to pick up down in days off? I know you mention picking up an overnight but are you considering all days off "golden" in that you cannot be touched and you would like 12 with the ability to pick up 2 (to include an overnight)? Currently you are limited to 1 day, which is where this discussion's heart is based.