Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1116097)

I do find it amusing that this is what Delta.com says about the new LGA routes: A portion of travel for some itineraries may be on the Delta Connection® carriers: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Chautauqua, Comair, Compass Airlines, GoJet, Mesaba, Pinnacle Airlines, Shuttle America and SkyWest.

9 airlines. We're playing with fire.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1116495)

9 Airlines, and this is after BigSky, ACA, and Freedom took themselves out of the game.

Will Eagle become number 10?

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1116383)

You want reserves to get a lower guarantee?

Originally Posted by Herman (Post 1116316)

. Can you help a brother out?

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1116394)

I think we should be able to bid SC and get paid an extra 2hrs above guarantee if we do it. It would help those who live in base pick up some extra cash and save those who commute a few hotel rooms. Great for all.

I for one live in base and would bid to do 6 days of short call every month if I got 2hrs above guarantee for each of the six days.

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1116432)

I expect more from our flight pay loss funding slowplay.

Carl

Originally Posted by Jesse (Post 1116503)

Can't say that makes much sense to me. I'm not even a line holder. I don't even live in base! But for 2 hrs a day for SC I'd be volunteering to commute in for SC. I think there a bigger fights to fight; fights that would have support from more of the pilot group. This, I'm afraid doesn't pass muster in the regard. I do like the RAW score credit for SC, though.

Originally Posted by DAL73n (Post 1116480)

How is the average line pilot getting 85 hours of pay a month with our rules. ALVs in the 70s, not a whole lot of open time, working 15+ days a month just to hit ALV (at least with the trips out west). Now if we had SWA rules with 6.0 hours min credit/DAY (means only 12 days of work for 72 hours) I could certainly see earning a lot more. Not to mention how do you make up for only 3:15/day of vacation/training. When I was hired I was told you could figure your pay by multiplying your pay rate by 1000 (in other words 1000 credit hours/year). BUT, that was back in the line of time days, trips touching for vacation (one week of vacation could turn in to three weeks off and could then pick up even more money if you wanted by picking up some more trips). Would love to know where the average line pilot is getting 85 hours (certainly not in the LAX base).

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1116508)

Then commute in for SC and get 82 hrs of pay.

I think if you polled all the DAL pilots that commute to reserve, the majority would support some version of what I presented. JMHO

If nothing less, 70 hrs pay for reservists needs to be fixed.