Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
Yeah. The EtD was a "sure thing' too, right? DAL will renege on this just like they do everything else. Any wholly owned DAL regional will always be an abused spouse.
And even if you do get the bonuses paid out with all the strings that are attached, Uncle Sam is still going to get 40%. If DAL actually cared about you, they would have rolled those bonuses into the pay scales. But they don't. "It's a Trap!!!"
It's not rolled into 9E's pay rates for the sole reason of rate resetting you guys and SKW. That's been a huge part of 9E's continued existence. My quandary is that with all the money DAL is still throwing into 9E when is the reward of a rate reset nullified by investment in this shrinking airline? What I would do for a look at the books because it doesn't make sense to me unless DAL stands to make a ton of dough off said rate reset. As for the tax issue on the bonus yeah it's an up front hit, but at least for FOs like me when I do my taxes I'll be lumped into the appropriate bracket and likely see a lot of that cash back...at least I hope.
Anyways, this be an AWAC thread so back to the subject at hand...good luck to all you guys and hope AAG extends your contract with at least palatable terms.