6 months ago crew control were swapping people off trips so they would not reach productivity. Now there are more and more examples of almost centurion rosters (100 hrs with no augment).
I do not see any initiation to even acknowledge there is a crewing problem other than some recruitment road trips. With the extra SEA, DPS, MCO coming up, this is a frog boiling in the pot while driving into a train wreck!
Other than the inevitable refactoring of the factoring of stick and bunk time, they have squeezed everything from the pilot group that I can think of or personally give.
Flight Ops has lost the confidence of its pilots to the point where THY is attractive. Unless there are some serious contract enhancements and reductions in hours (which will take years to realize), 2015 -2016 is going to see serious resignations.
Wait, time in the lav is technically not on the flight deck.. Problem solved, deduct toilet time from counting towards the absolute flight time limits.
See everyone at the THY briefing, I'll be the one with the pile pillow.