Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

If memory serves the last buy out was a max of $150k in 2012/3 if the pilot had 5;years left.

The only real incentive is avoiding the school house. Of course there may be more money by just saying adios on the day of the ESV.

*DEPENDING ON THE DATA* we should consider*

- the notion of an ALV / TLV adjustment to minimize displacements. My analysis of the park plan suggests the waterfall starts on the 777, builds us momentum on the 330, becomes a flipping avalanche on the 7ER and the narrow body islands are shrinking too.

So, in exchange for a minimization of displacements & furloughs we must maintain pay rates, category and status.

- no overtime (except for maybe GS on reserve which effectively decreases effective pilot utilization due to PB+PR, or maybe no overtime period for consistency)

​​​​​​- move the reinstatement window to the limit of the short course.

The long range concern is that
​​WE MUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ARBITRATED SLI/MERGER! McKatskill Bond was written as a result of APA's bad faith ... ironically they would be the first beneficiaries of the Act. We would not want to degrade our pay rates, category or status.

If the airlines re emerge at 50% they are going to be looking for ways to consolidate and build customer demand sufficient to feed multiple connecting banks to facilitate their hub and spoke network model.

Just one guy's opinion.

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