Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Just to put some reality into the hours worked here are some numbers. The average Delta pilot flew in the 40 to 42 hour a month range from 200o to 2005. Post chapter 11 that jumped to 52 hours or almost 20 percent more. That number has slowly dropped as we incrementally gained improvements. In 2013 the number was 41.9 hours up slightly from 2012.
I think a more meaningful number to measure individual Delta pilot productivity and QOL would be to figure out the average block hours flown per active line holder, and the average block hours flown per active reserve pilot. Also, how many days per bid month are we away from home.
The company can skew the numbers any way they want to make their case for a lack of productivity, but the truth is I am working more days and flying more hours than ever before.