No thanks. Our current situation has already cost too many pilots too much. Would rather fix it from within.

Thanks for the breakdown, that actually was helpful.

So it looks like you need 200ish hours sick time to maintain your current income, not to simply use STD.

That is what I am wondering. After reading this thread, and the relevant parts of the JCBA I am still not too clear.

If someone has a 6-month emergency fund in place, or perhaps a spouse with another good income, is this sick bank thing even an issue?

If there is some way your job at Alaska is in jeopardy if a pilot goes out on a medical leave, or benefits could be deactivated without a way to pay out of pocket (COBRA) to keep them going, that is what I would like to understand.

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There’s no way Alaska can keep going at the pace it currently is at. I’ve heard a pretty strong rumor that American is looking at buying Alaska possibly. Anyone else hear some good rumors?

The networks makes sense, but AA is very large, the largest legacy by many measures, so the trust busters would be leery. It would certainly depend on who was in the white house.

Most likely just wishful thinking by those unhappy here.

Now that Alaska has declared it's divorce from Delta ( AK didn't want a monogamous relationship that Delta thought was necessary) why would AA buy them? They now have the milk they want from AK (access to SEA/PDX) without worrying about buying the cow. The main reason they'd want to consummate a relationship is if they thought AK planned to cut them off of the code share arrangement.

What do you mean by “the pace it is currently at”? Super low growth rate? I’ve heard they are paying off the debt from the merger very quickly. Everything I see is sustainable and as much as I’d love to see a merger I don’t see any urgency, but I’m no expert.

For all intents and purposes, AS DID cut AA out of the code share arrangement...as far as the passengers are concerned. I used to have the company ticket AS/AA when I traveled accruing the mileage from the AS flights. When that benefit went away, I switched my company travel to Delta. It doesn't do me a bit of good to fly AA for that reason. Now if that was reinstated...