Originally Posted by
Tropical
At Delta, a "GS" ("Green slip") is a trip that the company chooses to cover from a list of pilots who have volunteered for premium open time. It pays 200%. They are assigned in seniority order, from an app that calls you. If you're eligible, you get a call, then check the app and indicate if you want to do it or not. The most senior pilot to accept gets it. Once you've had #1 for the month, every other eligible and legal pilot for the next one available gets a chance before you. Same goes for #2, #3, etc, but it's not uncommon to see people get several a month if they were the only available and legal pilot for that trip.
I like this method. Delta does it right. This keeps the PM mongers from bidding and dropping Caribbean turns only to pick them back up again in PM... every.... other.... day.... of... the... week. Good on you guys.