Originally Posted by full of luv

Not sure what the LPA is, but at Delta, the ALV (average Line Value) is what PBS will build the average line to (in credit) for the month. Reserves get ALV-2 with a limit of (72hrs - 80hrs) for the month.
There are months where the ALV is 72 and reserves get 72, and there are months where the ALV is 84 and the reserves get 80.

Ironically, you can get a line built that is below ALV (obviously that's why it's the "average") so I've had it where PBS built a line worth 69hrs (and I'd have to pick something out of open time to get more) whereas if I had bid reserve I'd at least been assigned 72hrs out of the gate.

What Delta reserves want that UAL supposedly has is the extra hour OVER guarantee if you stand a short call with no usage. Right now Delta only gets 1 hr credit TOWARDS guarantee for the month, nothing extra.

And yes, Delta was still able to make a profit despite paying their reserves 80 hr guarantee in some months!