Someone mentioned about days off in RYR.
For info it works out 188 days off and 177 working per year on a fixed 5/4 roster including 28 days AL (using the AL in the most efficient way and no standbys)
Also chatting to someone recently in J2 it sounds like they may be waking up to pilots and expensive 800s lying around during the winter and the fact the 800 can stretch its legs to far flung holiday destinations all year round if it had to. The days of a 500 hour a year low cost pilot could be a thing of the past. That wont help the hourly rate debate....
Especially as accountants run most airlines these days.