Bored today, so I was curious how the reserve guarantee at Delta compared to various carriers.

From APC:

AirTran - Long call = 75 / Reserve = 78

Alaska - Long call = 75 / Short call = 79

American - 73

Continental - Long call = 72 / Short call = 76

Delta - 70

Hawaiian - 75

JetBlue - 75

Southwest - 79

United - 70

US Airways - Long call = 72 / Short call = 76

Anyone at any seniority could be on reserve (by choice or not) so while reserve probably only affect 20-25% of our pilot group, as a whole, it could come into play for any seniority number on the list. Looks to me like we are at the bottom in terms of guaranteed reserve compensation.

I have been on reserve 29 bid periods. 20 of those bid periods, I have failed to break the reserve guarantee (as adjusted for training and vacation compensation). I would wager that those numbers are probably similar for the rest of the pilot group. I'd say the floor of the reserve guarantee is too low for the 18 days a month that we are responsible for being on call. For the next contract, I hope that we can up the guarantee or reduce the number of on call days that we have.

Just food for thought.