Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
Items like the way we get paid should be changed..... In my small tenure with DAL I have seen a lot of "that's how we do it at Delta". While this may be true it doesn't make it right. As one politician said it's time for a change!
I don't know the history of why the flight advance paycheck (the small one) is so small. Maybe the amounts were established 15 years ago - while pay rates have gone up, the advance hasn't so now it seems really small.
My issue is that when you take the flight advance (for me, $1300) take out taxes, 401(K), medical for the family, flexible spending account, etc, the amount left is close to $900.
I think the flight advance amount should be raised - if only because the deductions are wiping a not-insignificant amount out of the paycheck.