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Old 07-09-2008 | 05:26 AM
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From: Popsicle Logic
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Originally Posted by TurboDog
Let's think about these buy outs for a second. If you look at the top 10% of the pilot group, a lot of them actually have 10 years still that they can fly. At that level, 10 years is basically $1,000,000.00. That is just straight earning potential. That doesn't include any 401K match from the company. So the way I see it, the company would have to offer those guys over 1.5 Million Per/pilot to make that a remote possibility.
It the time value of money, though. I would take $500,000 right now, invest it AND have the opportunity to work somewhere else for 10 years.
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