Originally Posted by
dr dre
I remember several years ago JQ tried to push through that horrific “part time” contract. In it a “day off” was considered 24hrs free of duty ie you could complete a 12hr duty from 6am to 6pm on day one and then start a 12hr duty from 6pm to 6am on day two, and the 24hrs in between would’ve been considered a “day off.” There was also a provision for time off in slip ports to be considered a day off.
What a nefarious way to squeeze.
There is no doubt that regulatory limits are now targets. When the regulatory limits are reached, "efficiency" dividends are sought. In airline administration offices world wide, "teams", all safely working Monday to Friday 0900-1700 come up with new and improved
reductions in pilot amenity.
If airline management could find a way to legislate a 30 hour day (up from the current 24) airlines like this would be the first to implement it.