Originally Posted by
Rroku
The guys that have that either built it much faster prior to becoming AA (pre merger), likely built it up by not having to call out because they had <80 hour lines and actually had time to recover before their next trip, could simply drop or trade their trip, or are Blue Falcons who fly sick because they don't want to use their precious sick time and don't care if they get others sick.
The current 60 hours a year for a newb with ~90 hour lines and the complete inability to drop or even trade... they'll never build up a high sick bank, especially if they call out sick when sick.
The sick buyback at retirement is the way airline managements entice pilots to fly even when sick and they shouldn’t be flying. The fact that APA bought off on and agreed to this is a clear indication they are playing for management, not the pilots.