As the Engage TA Series gets into the thick of quality of life and "soft" pay improvements, Section 12: Hours of Service, comes into focus. While not sexy, this often-overlooked section adds significant value to pilots who want better quality of life and improved pay treatment for not so friendly scheduling issues such as airport sits, late night arrivals, redeyes, extended duty periods, and the like. Join Engage host First Officer Ryan Argenta, Rich Wheeler of the Negotiating Committee and Shawn Kellett, Scheduling Committee Chairman as they dive into the details of rotation construction improvements, greater optimizer limitations and restrictions, and important day-to-day limitations on rotations and reroutes that will improve pilot quality of life overall. (Recorded February 16, 2023)

Resources:

Delta Pilots Tentative Agreement Website: Delta Pilots Tentative Agreement (alpa.org)

Negotiator's Notepad 23-05 Hours of Service: NN-23-05.pdf (d2r1lrrqctgamh.cloudfront.net)