Originally Posted by
FyrePilot
1. Need to be able to bid a reserve schedule with days off at end of the month so the PB days go to the bank
2. Need to be able to get a GS.
3. Need to be able to bid or obtain a high value day or find someone senior with to “wash” without having someone more senior to myself with a blanket slip in for that particular high value day rotation.
all of those might be easy for someone in the top whatever percent it cuts off at.
But for someone at 80-90% in category it is very difficult to line all of that up.
Add in a commute (my choice yes I know) to reserve- it’s just not high on list of ways to earn money.
I am not saying the company is right in taking it away or any pilots are at fault for working the system. I am just saying it didn’t really ever come close to benefiting me, so that’s why I don’t think they will come back nor do I think they should try to get it back in a future PWA at the expense of some other benefit. I guess put the blame on the union for having a hierarchy of where banked PB days go in the current PWA that company has “interpreted” they can skip steps on. I really hope the next PWA is done in complete absolutes with less options and “company may” wording.
I banked 14 PB days as a 95% 320A not too long ago (2023). As a commuter at the time.
I banked another 10 or so in 2025 as a 75% 7ERA living in base. 2024 I was out sick a lot so didn't bank any but if I wasn't having multiple surgeries I would have banked 10+ again.
It's not just the top 10% or all of a some oddball category.
Without looking at the list, I think 320 and 7ER are the two largest fleets (in the ERs case, in the bases that have it)
So its not like Im super senior or in some oddball niche category where it doesn't take much to make the house of cards collapse.
I am 50% company seniority. I'm 47. I'm pretty close to "median delta pilot" I've banked PB days as a 7ERB commuter pre Covid, 320A commuter post Covid and 7ERA local.
This isn't just a few vocal super senior guys bitching. I've already said "pass" on a QS because of it. I'll probably do the same again. Basically for me to pick up any premium those month its gotta be something I'd have white slipped anyway (Europe, Islands or cake) or not require me to cross the Hudson (so EWR charter)