Any "Latest & Greatest about Delta?" Part 2
02-19-2024, 01:36 PM
#4381
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17,000+ pilots and still less than 1,000 airframes at mainline. A lot less people sitting in training or NQAT than 2021. I’d plan on some blue coverage days.
I’d rather spend my fear money on the defense contractors than puts.
I’d rather spend my fear money on the defense contractors than puts.
02-19-2024, 01:40 PM
#4382
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What’s illegal about them?
02-19-2024, 01:48 PM
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That is what he is talking about in the post you quoted. The spike in Covid sick calls from 2021 is driving that reserves required number higher since it is a 3 year lookback in the formula for historical sick call rate. Even if the category is getting fatter with reserves the grid can end up still mostly black because of this, which of course greatly limits people's schedule flexibility.
Ah yes thanks, I misinterpreted what he said.
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02-19-2024, 01:52 PM
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02-19-2024, 04:51 PM
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It's been a while since I've looked into getting the Shared Reward (or whatever Delta is calling the money they contribute to our HSAs for doing busy work). Looking at our benefits page, I can get up to $1,700 for me and my spouse, but looking at the website to complete these challenges, I don't see how that is possible. When I log onto Share Care, the only things I see are the Delta Health Rewards ($850) and the Delta Wellness Rewards ($100). The Delta Health Rewards are already maxed since my wife and I already had physicals this year. Do the Wellness Rewards also go into the HSA, or is it something else? How do I actually get Delta to contribute $1700?
02-19-2024, 05:10 PM
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It's been a while since I've looked into getting the Shared Reward (or whatever Delta is calling the money they contribute to our HSAs for doing busy work). Looking at our benefits page, I can get up to $1,700 for me and my spouse, but looking at the website to complete these challenges, I don't see how that is possible. When I log onto Share Care, the only things I see are the Delta Health Rewards ($850) and the Delta Wellness Rewards ($100). The Delta Health Rewards are already maxed since my wife and I already had physicals this year. Do the Wellness Rewards also go into the HSA, or is it something else? How do I actually get Delta to contribute $1700?
02-19-2024, 07:27 PM
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Yes they have slowed down, but we also need to remember that Feb is probably the low point of the year in terms of block hours. Spring break will start ramping things up again and roll into summer. I don't think we will see another GS-a-palooza summer like in the past few years (in most categories at least) but I do think there will be more GS opportunities than we have this month.
02-20-2024, 04:43 AM
#4388
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That is what he is talking about in the post you quoted. The spike in Covid sick calls from 2021 is driving that reserves required number higher since it is a 3 year lookback in the formula for historical sick call rate. Even if the category is getting fatter with reserves the grid can end up still mostly black because of this, which of course greatly limits people's schedule flexibility.
Taking a closer look at the numbers, our reserves required numbers are still pretty much the same as they've been since I've been on this fleet. We've just shrunk as they don't backfill our category. First time in a long time that I couldn't get a single day to drop on the first PCS for the month. Here's hoping the reduced reserves provides for some rolling thunder.
02-20-2024, 05:29 AM
#4389
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It's been a while since I've looked into getting the Shared Reward (or whatever Delta is calling the money they contribute to our HSAs for doing busy work). Looking at our benefits page, I can get up to $1,700 for me and my spouse, but looking at the website to complete these challenges, I don't see how that is possible. When I log onto Share Care, the only things I see are the Delta Health Rewards ($850) and the Delta Wellness Rewards ($100). The Delta Health Rewards are already maxed since my wife and I already had physicals this year. Do the Wellness Rewards also go into the HSA, or is it something else? How do I actually get Delta to contribute $1700?
02-20-2024, 01:08 PM
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Idk man, my category went from well staffed and GS flowing like crazy, to today where we've shrunk about 10% and GS have slowed dramatically. Part of it is that more people have the opportunity to GS, so getting GS 2 is much tougher. Theyve stopped breaking up trips as much as they used to as well. Used to be thay they'd break up everything because people wouldn't take the long trips. With commuters having a better shot st GS, they seem to not split them as much. The crazy thing is I've seen plenty of trips that could have been split and a majority of the trip sent to reserves. Also, less GS = less PB days and with no blue days, noone can use the PB days, which makes fewer GS.
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