Originally Posted by
Chuck D
What’s the relationship between this quarterly set-aside and actual earnings? Can they underfund and then boost it Q4?
I haven't read anything specific, but I'm pretty sure accounting rules wouldn't allow that.
Originally Posted by
O2pilot
So yes, they get more profit sharing, but we do twice as much WB flying, since 49% of their WB international flying is sent to their JV partners per their own pilot contract! I wouldn’t give up 2,000 WB jobs for another $20k in profit sharing. Its not worth it. Those jobs pay much more than $20k a year plus the movement they create.
I know pilots tend to only look at the difference and make a big deal about it, but I’d rather be here than there, all other things being equal. Especially with 23 787s coming in the next 2 years plus everything else being delivered.
You may be on to something. Delta has more employees than we do, but their salary cost is $500 mil less. Maybe more WB is part of that difference. I also note the DAL pilots over over on their forum are discussing pay banding since their 767s do the majority of their international flying and do not pay the top rate.