In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington provides an update on the relative stability of 2026 bidpacks, highlights ongoing challenges such as MD-11 groundings and increased use of base hotel standbys, and shares insights into staffing trends, hiring uncertainty, and upcoming bid expectations. He also touches on the importance of pilot participation in fatigue data collection, recent DART topics, and how potential contract changes could impact scheduling processes moving forward.

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