Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
Concessions in C12 enable the higher utilization you're referring to.
I agree that we are more productive under C2012 to the tune of 1-2 fewer pilots required per category, due to the 30-day summer bid periods and the wider ALV swing. That said:
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
- summer bid periods form 31 to 30 days--major concession
Certainly the biggest one. It gives each pilot two fewer days off in the summer months.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
- must fly more until full (up to ALV+15) (granted, this concession was partially offset by a higher guarantee)
To be more accurate, he may be assigned more flying until he is full. The point at which a reserve pilot is full, however, did not go up. Rather, it is now lower in a month in which he has a known absence such as CQ training, vacation, etc.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
- up to 7 short calls (a giveback after just negotiating for 6)
Again, in return for the higher guarantee. FWIW, we had six short calls at Delta since 2001.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
The company can now man for lean months and flex for heavy months.
Not quite. They do not have to be quite so overstaffed in the lean months as before, but they still must carry some extra. The silver lining in that is that a pilot who is on the bubble of being able to hold a regular line will often now be able to do so, rather than being forced to reserve each winter.