Originally Posted by Kingslayer

An explanation by Captain SH:

I.2.b.i. Notwithstanding Section 5-B-1, the LPA for each group within a Category shall be determined by the Company and shall not have a lower bound.

Holding everyone down to MPG is exactly how this TA allows the company to minimize pilot payroll. For those who “follow the money,” holding everyone down to MPG is where the company money is in this TA. It’s likely LPA will tend to be substantially below MPG. As a result, lineholders should understand the pay cut to be 30%, 40% and 50% respectively for each group.

*I don’t know how low the LPA limbo stick will go, but let’s use 42:15 as an example. As you described, any flying pilots pick up will be for free until they reach MPG. There will be too much distance and too little open flying (a different subject) for pilots to break MPG. *

A typical lineholder accumulates 1026 annual credit hours. That’s not my number but one that was agreed between the company and union and used elsewhere in the agreement. Under this TA:

*- Lineholders in the senior group would accumulate approximately 720 annual credit hours. That’s a contractual concession of approximately 306 credit hours or 30% of current pay. *

*- Lineholders in the middle group would accumulate approximately 624 credit hours, a contractual concession of approximately 402 credit hours or 40% of current pay. *

- Using my example of 42:15 LPA, lineholders in the junior group would accumulate approximately 507 annual credit hours, a concession of approximately 519 credit hours or 50% of current pay. That may understate the contractual concession in the junior third would concede. But it’s probably pointless to refine any contractual prediction for the junior third. As a practical matter, they’re comparing 50% to zero.