B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250; Flight Crew Total 19700; Flight Crew Type 3000
Time Pressure
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Airport; Company Policy; Human Factors
We were once again pressed for time by the allotment of a 45 minute [show time] for an enroute segment of a trip; after a layover; to arrive at the airport; negotiate security; proceed to Operations to do the flight planning; and then to arrive at the airplane; push passengers out of the way who are already well into the boarding process; in order to get on the aircraft; do all the FAA and company mandated preflight duties; and be ready to push on time. We were not on time; as is often the case with this new planned time for enroute segments. It is not enough time to safely perform all the preflight duties required. This is pilot-pushing of the worst kind; pressing pilots to rush through their preflight planning; duties; aircraft set-ups; briefings; etc.; rather than complete a thoughtful; methodical; conscientious and thorough performance of these activities. The limited amount of time now allotted is unsafe; and creates a major threat prior to the airplane ever getting into the air. Missed switch positions? Rapid checklists? Shallow briefings? Confusion? Cutting corners? These are all part and parcel of an inadequate amount of time to execute preflight duties; and are happening on every flight segment of a trip; after a layover. Often during weekdays at major hubs after a driver has had to negotiate heavy traffic; there isn't even 45 minutes available upon arrival at the airport. In this case; we arrived at the curb with 30 minutes before push. Airline crew security line was shut down; so we had to proceed through normal security; and I arrived at the airplane after procuring the flight papers with about 10 minutes before push time. All the passengers were already boarded; and naturally we left about 12 minutes late.
B757 Captain believes that a 45 minute show time after a layover is not sufficient to adequately preflight the aircraft and depart on time.