Originally Posted by
Hatesheavys
I’ve heard at UAL we have more ability to get higher credit per month and drop trips also. Not sure if there’s any truth to that. I easily get average 95 credit per month and have had vacation months with 110-120, I remember being told by a Delta JS they have limits on that, not sure if that’s accurate or not. I do like our ability to have pilots with 40-100+ credit per month, to each his own.
At DAL, it depends on the staffing in your category. When I bid a line, I drop my entire schedule to zero, then pick up more efficient trips. For me that means 84 to 95 hours on 12 days of actual work. Over 110 in vacations months isn't hard at all.
With a little seniority, thanks to OE trip buys and picking up (or greenslipping) over those days, I have buddies averaging 110-120 month even in non-vacation months. Recently flew with a A330 captain that had a 12 month rolling average of 164 hours/month (highest month was ~250...I actually saw his PAS that proved it). Dude is 70% in his seat, but he's hustling trying to pad his account before retirement. Point is every contract has it's niceties.