Lances/cqfo is limited to 3.2% of lines. So say a base has 300 lines, you'll have 10 lances in that base. Think i got that right. Many believe the lance program's days r limited. Once the co made the lance cuts, ca vja spiked. This past summer i flew with guys on 4-day vja trips. No guano!
Charters usually go into open time. Seniority reigns. They pay well, but are often red eyes (as our planes are fully utilized throughout the day). They usually go senior to guys living in base (the last part is just a guess, but if u commuting for some of them would be a little painful imo).

We have (or r starting soon) a 1st come/bid winner. Also we will have an ot system that allows u 2 bid on trips that close throughout the day.

You guys r coming here after we finished the rnp training, full up automation, gone r the days of company procedures, ndb approach requirements, ....

Im not much of a koolie, kindof make my own decisions on what i observe. If i would have been told this 5 years ago, i would have said to put the crake pipe down, but there was an article in the Seattle paper regarding a "unnamed domestic only" carrier that put in an intent to buy 40 787s. Not sure what domestic only carrier has the coin / influence with Boeing, but it's my "just a line pilot opinion" that 787s are in our future.

As gk says, you (as a company) change or you go away. Also hk's primary responsibilty has been future aircraft decisions.

Question for you guys, what kind of productivity numbers are you guys leaving behind? Days off / block per month?