prex8390

They obviously haven’t looked at what goes on in a delta interview....

squib

Two FAR/AIM books for knee support

nuball5

They’re probably serious about staying long-term until the first time they call in fatigue and lose pay over it. Or can’t drop a trip because the scheduler reviewing the request is in a bad mood that day.

Av8tor8710

Can someone shed some light on paying back the company for flight benefits they were paying for? I don’t remember signing any contract that stated that. Still haven’t made up my mind on whether to resign or not but want to be prepared.

tonsterboy5

The only thing you might have to pay for that I can think of is the $50 per person if you didn’t finish paying for the initial fee or annual renewal through payroll deduction. But I could be wrong

Av8tor8710

Let me reword this....what I meant by ‘they’ was an Airman Trainee paying for the flight benefits. I’ve seen in some threads people who resign wind up paying few hundred dollars as a retaliatory type fee for the flight benefits. I personally haven’t used them even though I did sign up for them and I don’t remember signing any contract that binds me/anyone to repay the company upon resignation. If I do resign and they send me a ‘bill’ for unused benefits I’m wondering what legal obligation there is to pay back what you’ve already been paying for or if ZW is even allowed to send you a ‘bill’. Insight to this would be appreciated.

tonsterboy5

So when you sign up you agree to pay $50 per person for immediate family members and $200(I think) for a friend per year. This is paid for through payroll deduction at something like $10 a pay period. If you sign up for the benefits and leave after 2 months you only paid $40 or so toward your agreed upon price. Let’s say you spouse parents and 2 kids. You agreed to pay $300 but only paid back $40, they will want the remaining $260...
I could be wrong on the amounts of the benefits per person

VegasChris

So in a recent orientation we specifically asked about the paying for flight benefits thing that has come up online.

Apparently there used to be a payroll deduction to pay the cost of the flight benefits to united. That has gone away. Now you pay Air Wisconsin pass office with a check before the benefits start. I had to pay 500 for the following amount of people

Me, Spouse, Two Kids, Two Parents, and One Extra Friend

Everyone in my family was $50, and the extra friend was $200. Do the math and that is 500.

My parents and the extra friend pay about 30 dollars for each leg of a flight. Me, Spouse, and kids are free.

I can leave the program at any time- but do not plan on it. When I hit ATP minimums I can stick with AirWis or go someplace else free and clear. I will make that decision when I get closer to minimums depending on current base seniority and if a west coast commute will be possible.

I am very happy with the program- my only complaint was that the backround company took about 4 months to complete the backround.

el_duderino

Agree with the post above, although when I was onboarded and benefits started, last Nov/Dec, it was payroll deduction, and payroll deductions are still coming out, now 7 months later. Although, I like tax free money, so I'm putting 50% of my whopping $100 a month into the 401k, so $50/month of my pay is tax free, which is paid before the debt. I havent gotten a "paycheck" yet, but I'm up to a few hundred in my 401k. So that is a win considering how little work I have to do.

N1CEandEZ

Random question but would somebody report this position on airline apps as “employment”?