Originally Posted by
boog123
Absolutely. During BK, went from DC-9A to 320B. $185 to $86 in less than a year. 3 kids, extra side gig, wife back to work. Yes, that 65k claim/note money before taxes went to keep many in their homes.
Yes, some of the deaf comments from a certain demographic/generation that makes comments about it conjure a certain F you response. I would say there are 2000 pilots who didn’t make out well with any note/claim. No real targeting that made a difference (15%-19% of BK wages was 5-8k per year). Frozen pension minute and getting smaller with inflation.
Not sure what the answer for those people are.
It's highly dependent on individual demographics. I can't speak for fDAL, but the TDC at NWA was shaped like a bell curve. It was targeted towards pilots who were older and had less time left. Pilots who had already reached the estimated 50% FAE received very little to zero, because their frozen DB already met the goal. The young pilots on the other end didn't get much because it was assumed that they had the time to make it up. It messed up the program when they changed the rules under the JCBA.