There are soo many factors that are involved between a signing bonus and the things you want in a contract. Think about it..... You COULD get a fat signing bonus and a lower hourly rate, no BOB, 50% DH/CXX, and you would be OK with that, but over the next 5 years you may actually LOSE a considerable amount of money over the timespan with a lower signing bonus but higher pay protections, pay rates, and QOL provisions. Keep in mind our pilot costs of the "industry average" caliber get sent right through to daddy DL, and being that we are relatively junior in the longevity area (average pay range of the pay scale of pilots) vs. other DCI's we are still going to be cheap at no cost to the company. As I have the situation understood a signing bonus comes out of the company's acct, so there is added benefit for all of us to have a pretty good contract instead of a massive lumpsum bonus. There is also many reasons (many tax related) as to why we and the company want a SIGNING BONUS vs. Retro. Signing bonus helps us both.


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