A little bit of an overshoot by Greedy.

Gateway travel is taxed only when you go to/from your Gateway to/from your base. If your pattern starts/ends elsewhere, no tax. The tax issue is big and is on top of the list for a fix in the next contract. Last year, my taxable totaled $3500, and I'm a good distance from my base. The JFK guys rarely start patterns at JFK, so very little taxables. MIA, another story.

The long layover statment is bogus. If your on layover anywhere in the system, it is work days. If you get a pair of trips with less than two days off between, at your base, then the company will pay for your hotel at your base, but will not buy you a round trip ticket home. The hotel bill will be taxable. Those two days will still be off days. That may be the basis for Greedy's statment. Since the contract, it has happened to me once.

There is ONE case where a guy was taxed more than he made. He lived down south and was based in ANC. I believe he made three round trips home that month.

The company holds you to the 17 days. You get your award with flying, and any holes in the award are filled with base standby and resident standby. If you are on resident standby, travel to and from base is work days. As for days beyond the 17, known as X days, they can use up to four a month. I worked five X days last year.

Don't know anything about the sick day issue he's talking about. I have never run across it, and yes, I've used sick days.

In my six years here, I average away from home 15.3 days a month. That's from my front door and back. Always been paid on time.

The pay is OK, and the people are great. The planes are in good shape. Work rules are lacking.

Here is a link to the contract. http://www.atlasair.com/holdings/cb/default.asp