And where did I go?..where did you read that? I think you have the wrong person. Get your facts straight new guy.

Any pilot that can hide the fact that they can't do their job for over a decade (even a few months) shows what kind of pilots he's flying with... a bunch of clueless idiots.

Welcome to FlightSafety!

It has more to do with the system we have in place to terminate someone for lack of ability. It's a four-strikes-your-out policy. People can limp around that system for years. We had one old codger in the GV who'd fail 3 in a row every six months, and miraculously pass on the fourth try...did it for years. Very few people he flew with said anything...they just avoided flying with him (DNIF) without taking it up the chain - so in that respect, you're right.

10,000 sounds like a lot. Big operation = big numbers. Keep in mind we have 2600 pilots. We did 5,000 flights over the Thanksgiving travel week.
Fatigue calls are encouraged from some chief pilots. My CP feels our fatigue calls are too low. Better to be safe then risk people's lifes. I know it's hard to understand a company culture looking in from the outside. Myself and EVERY SINGLE NJA pilot I've ever met are more then happy to cover for someone calling in fatigued. I've personally gone a year without the need to wave the white flag. I've also gotten very close to calling in fatigued twice in one week. One crash is too many.
99% of guys don't like calling in fatigued. A large number of the fatigue calls happen because the pilot's partner told them they need to call fatigued. Yes, there is always abuse in any system. No company is immune to it. I'd guess fatigue call abuse is extremely low. On the other hand, sick call abuse is a completely different animal. Most guys view sick days as personal days.

Adding to the info already posted. After midnights happen after 14 hrs if you requested to stop traveling (highly recommend). Or if you get to your base at 12:01 am. Or if you keep traveling past 14 hrs and arrive at your base after 12:01 (BIG MONEY). OT starts after 12 hrs. I've had a 20 hr travel day and arrived in my base at 2 am. That equals 8 hrs of overtime and 3 days pay.

First year FO extended day rate is $515 and hourly OT is $45. An after midnight is worth $1,030. Add in hourly OT equals big day.

10 year FO $801 extended day, $66/hr, after midnight $1,602

First year Capt extended day rate is $865. Hourly OT $72. After midnight $1,730

10 years capt $1,179, OT $98, after midnight $2,358

After midnight is paid for arrival after midnight. It's that simple.

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What goes around comes around.

Is it based on when the aircraft arrives at the gate or say 30 minutes after? If you you're in the back if a 757 you could be waiting 15 minutes to deplane, or a regional jet waiting for your gate checked. I literally blocked in at 1 minute past midnight last week and my company (gama) awarded me the overtime no question asked.

Based on airline block in time.

My experience has been that far more people don't call fatigued that should, rather than the other way around.