Also keep in mind, in our contract anything above 81 hours is paid at 130% (premium pay). So if you fly 90 hours credit, the last 9 hours of that is paid at 130% your rate. With some seniority, you could easily credit 90+ and still have 15 days off in most bases. Unfortunately, current company opinion is that pure reserve lines don't pay premium, because the company only adds value to a reserve day if you drop it (3.75 hours) or pick one up on an off day, A typical reserve line would have 12 days off, so in a 30 day month, that's 67.5 hours of credit. They don't count this credit toward your 81 hours unless you actually FLY that amount. Just another petty, vindictive stepping over dollars to pick up pennies thing they do. You'll see a lot of that mentality if you come here.
This company more than most airlines, seniority is everything. If you're junior, your life sucks, if you're senior, it's the best job ever. Our contract is greatly weighted in favor of the senior, and I don't see that changing.