Originally Posted by DALMECVolunteer

From contract FAQ's:

Last year the Transatlantic Block Hours constituted about 390,000 hours out of a total of about 687,000 international hours.

and,

Over the last 12 months, Delta has maintained 47.7% EASKs.

So, ... a little rough math:

390,000/47.7 = 8,176 hours = 1%

A further 1.2% drop from 47.7 to 46.5% = 1.2% reduction in TA block hours.

1.2 x 8176 = 9,811 hrs per year.

9,811/365 = 26.8 hrs/day

26.8 hrs/day = 8.9 hrs per pilot per day for a three man crew.

That may be a little off, but like the previous poster has said, the 30,000 hours relates to the Global block hour floor, not the transatlantic JV hours.

Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by trustbutverify

I think you're attempting some sleight of hand here, so I'll ask you:

Is that 26.8 hrs/day aircraft or pilot block hours?