jetBlue Reserve

[Vastly Underemp]

Ahhhhh, Scottish, the devil is in the details.....

The long-call deal is signed off by the feds because you are not expected to do anything but answer your phone; you can be drunk as a monkee, or in the middle of rebuilding a Chevy transmission because they (the company) then have to give you appropriate rest before you come to work. The FAA does not consider answering your phone "duty" as such, unlike short call when they expect you to immediately leave for work when the call comes in and therefore do not have the opportunity to start the rest clock and subsequently the duty clock. Remember, the rule governing short call duty time requires you to look back when your duty period is completed and find 8 contiguous hours of rest in the previous 24. The feds decided that answering your phone isn't considered duty because you are not constrained from "normal" activities AND the company gives you fresh rest before the beginning of your assignment. This all came about after the SUPER-80 American accident in Little Rock.

"Currency??? We don't need no stinking currency!!"

 

[pilotgolfer]

Tim,

Like I said, I'm not currently sitting reserve and I think this is a slight improvement to what was previously in place. But I think they did a half-ass job of it. If they wanted to do it correctly and legally...they would have to designate a time period where you were obligated to answer your phone.

This won't get done properly because its enough of an improvement that the Reserve A320 Captains won't make waves about it and the FOs on reserve will let it pass because they only have to wait it out a little longer to hold a line.

The company looks like they are throwing a bone to the pilots and letting them sit at home a day or two extra. But it does nothing to alleviate the fact that the airline is understaffed (in my opinion and from my limited experience at this particular airline).

I'm more than likely wrong about this...it wouldn't be the first time.

Scott

 

[Vastly Underemp]

What, not enough time for golfing?

It's a carrot. I'm sure it's a great benefit for those that are commuting, but if scheduling can suddenly turn long call into short call it's not that much of a benefit. I'd prefer to see a monthly bid position of shortcall and long call, the short guys getting 14 days off and the long guys getting 12 days off. That way there's no converting short to long, and the short guys get a little bonus for being a tether.

But what do I know, I'm just a junior puke on reserve....at home