Thanks for the explanations. Much food for thought.

At BA on long haul we work to 900 hours per year; and all full time pilots are butting up against that constantly. Also, long range flts require 2 local nights off downroute. The net result is that to achieve a month's work (which we call monthly CAP) there aren't many spare days off other than those legally / industrially for rest.

We have various "inhibitors" currently in place to spread the work more evenly than a strict seniority system might . My colleagues and I are obviously worried about.

How the company determines the level of work and the number of pilots reqd - which has been contentious recently.
The number of reserve pilots reqd, and how that is allocated.

The amount of "optimisation" of pilots lines, and the level of satisfaction across the status list.

Also, as the amount of work can never be divided equally, how do the systems account for pilots working more, or less, from month to month? Is there a bank, and is extra work paid?

We dont have a "vacation clash" credit / pay benefit unfortunately.

I'm too embarrassed to admit what we get paid!!