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09-15-2006, 05:06 AM

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Pharaoh

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Originally Posted by B757200ER

At least we don't have to re-fuel inflight, eh?

Don't give them any ideas...the last thing I want to see is BDL-PDX in a CRJ ...

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09-15-2006, 05:18 PM

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check6

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Originally Posted by 1Seat 1Engine

Sit down with a pencil and build a real schedule...it will become obvious that you can't run an airline without layovers.

I used to do that when I was a kid.

09-16-2006, 06:18 PM

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BCDurbin

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Unless you have ALOT of bases you can't bring all your aircraft back to a Base. And alot of times it's cheaper to overnight an aircraft at a smaller airport than at a Hub.

09-16-2006, 06:42 PM

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PILOTGUY

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I LOVE hotels!!! Superlong showers....at no cost to me. A/C whereever you want it. New towns to explore, etc. I also like being away from my wife for 2 or 3 days.....might be why the honeymoon has not stopped after 11 years.

09-16-2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PILOTGUY

There is something to be said for that...the navy was TOO long, you had to start the whole relationship all over, but 4-5 days is just about right.

09-17-2006, 05:11 AM

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JerrySpringer

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Originally Posted by MikeB525

This thought came up when I was talking with a friend today: Why has there always been a tradition of having crews layover at a place away from their base? This is one of the biggest complaints amongst pilots.

So why is it done? Why are pilot schedules designed to have layovers? If you think about it, it costs the airline ALOT of money in hotel costs. To layover a 737 crew you need to rent 5 hotel rooms. If crew schedules were to focus more on day trips and minimize schedules requiring overnights, wouldn't it then be a win-win for both the crews and the company (flightcrew get more nights at home, company saves a ton of money on hotel costs)?

so....?

Certain airlines, like Colgan, do just that. It's called outstation basing. The rub is, you have to live where the airplane lives. Not bad if the plane lives where you do. Follow me? Now, the airplane moves, and you have to move to. More aptly, the comany has to move you. This usually costs more than the hotel rooms they buy.