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Old 12-29-2010 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Flamer
Ok...I should have said block. I guarantee you if our rigs were better we would be more productive. I fly a lot of trips that are plus/minus a few minutes of trip rig and you know they know that when they build them. Which is why is doesn't cost them a dime to sit you on a 3+46 productivity break on the last day of a 4 day. I'm just saying if our rig was a little bit better there would be some encouragement to build the trips a little better. And, I also know that would be a negative when in comes to hiring. Swa's real only rig that they ever hit is the trips for pay rig. They don't do three 18 hour layovers on a 4 day. How bout a Swa guy pitch in here?
Contract 2012 should be easy for ALPA negotiators. SWAPA has done all the work already...throw their contract on the table and adjust the rates for a/c bigger than a 737...done!