FYI, any month in which you fly a GS, you are limited to using no more than 5 hours from the bank.

On RES make sure you check your PB days, especially if they are going directly into the bank.

You sure about that? I thought you can use as many hours as you want......but only a max of five will count towards the GS trigger.

Denny

This is correct

You can use only enough to bring you up to the ALV. Only 5 count toward the GS trigger.

What’s the furthest you can “go in the hole” (STS) for your bank?

Bank limits are -30 to + 60

Acutally, non GS bank withdrawals are up to the lesser of ALV +5 or 82 hours.

PWA 12.N.4.a

Can someone give a breakdown for dummies of what the bank is, how it works, and what benefits there might be to using it? Do you have to specifically bank hours up first before using them, or does it pull from vacation, or something else? I've never quite heard it explained well how it functions, and I can't find any reference to it in the scheduling handbook.

Thanks

You can elect to deposit hours into the bank each month if you go over the required minimum shown on the time card. You can also elect to withdraw hours from the bank up to the set limit. If you don’t have hours when you withdraw your account goes negative. You can carry a negative balance indefinitely but if you fly over the minimum time to make a deposit, the company will automatically pay itself back with that time.
I have put extra hours in now with the idea that on my anniversary they will appreciate in value to second year pay. They also are good to get yourself to the green slip trigger if needed.