Originally Posted by
MOTOJOE
I guess I don't get it? If I fly my trip and the reserve pilot stays home. We both get payed. If I call in sick and the reserve pilot flys my trip we both get paid. No money is ever lossed. It's a wash. So why the big deal for delta. Bottom line we get 270 hours yr. if your sick use it!
For a given day in time the above is 100% correct, however; lower sick usage reduces the amount of reserves required over time. If the concessionary language in this TA becomes our contract, it has the potential to lower the reserve staffing by having pilots fly when sick.