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Originally Posted by cr700
I'm not pretending anything. It's you and others here that have blown the QOL thing out of proportion. Any issues QOL related that were out there and not many at that, have been rectified.
Lol. This is the biggest untruth ever posted.
Absolutely nothing QOL related has been rectified. The only thing that has improved is bonuses for FO's, new hires and vastly increased hiring levels. Absolutely nothing QOL related has been fixed, at all. Lines are absolutely horrendous as shown in the data posted by ALPA monthly. We have the worst, lowest average credit, lowest day off, most unproductive schedules in the entire US regional jet industry. (fact). We have the highest percentage of reserve pilots of any airline in the country. Uncommutable 2 days off is now normal, not the rarity like in the past. 5 (4 day) sequences per month now is normal for most. Absolutely No variety any more, like day trips or 2-3 day trips for locals to be home more, basically 100% 4 day trips now, in some statuses it is 100% 4 days. Which is horrendous for locals living in base. Reserve rules and abuses are godawful in most statuses. Especially DFW 145 CA.
As rough as reserve is, QOL by bidding reserve is still better than 98% of the lines in the bid pack on most statuses (except DFW 145 CA) if you are a local which speaks volumes about how bad the schedules really are. When reserve is senior over lines, that is pretty telling. No way I would bid one of these terrible lines over RSV as a CA here, even as a mid seniority line holder. They are too bad, pay credit is awful and Time away from base is the highest I have ever seen. 400 + hours of time away from base was unheard of just a few years ago. Now its normal, and for min pay credit.
If you want to say hiring is good, flow is working and upgrade time is dropping, I will agree. QOL absolutely is not improving though. It is terrible, worst it has ever been. Sad thing is it doesn't have to be this way, they could easily fix it without raising costs, but they don't. People managing from offices are home every night. Obviously They don't get it.