Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
So let me get this straight. Reserves just have to average 5:15/duty period for the month while line holders get paid a minimum of 5:15 for each individual duty period. I'm not going to lie. The more I read the Delta contract, the more I think the Northwest contract was better (other than the actual pay rates).
The 5:15 lookback is instead of individual rotation guarantees. Your monthly pay is the HIGHER of :
1. The guarantee
2. What you actually fly
3. 5:15 times the number of qualifying duty periods
The lookback is why there are different values for rotations for regular and reserve. Your DPA is on a monthly basis rather than on a rotation basis.