Originally Posted by
fadec
Apples and oranges. Delta is a different carrier with more lucrative domestic markets that weren't so badly hit by COVID-19. They have an industry-leading contract with excellent pay and work rules, so guys aren't so inclined to abuse LTD. If we had their LTD here, what do you think our premiums would be? You have to look at the big picture.
DAL LTD is 100% paid for by the company. That’s why it’s taxable. Ours is a 80/20 or 70/30
split using post tax dollars that’s why our benefit is tax free.
What’s it worth to protect our pilots from the catastrophic career ending (or for an extended period of time) LTD? It wouldn’t go up that much, plus we could negotiate a bigger portion to be paid by the company.
FYI - both Spirit and JetBlue have the pilot option to purchase individually up to 15K per month. I’d be open to the pilot option to pay extra because it’s worth alot for me.