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Old 05-30-2022, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ImSoSuss View Post
Even though you will lose your ability to pick your schedule you will enjoy being at work a lot more. When compared to a Regional, at AA you will be working less legs a day and have longer overnights in better cities and hotels (for the most part). For planning purposes you won't see second year pay until your 15th or 16th month after hire date. There are some weird non-industry standard stuff here at AA but not enough to turn it down over a Regional.
Oh crap. I figured you'd see second year pay at month 13. Thanks for the info.
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Old 05-30-2022, 07:09 AM
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Oh crap. I figured you'd see second year pay at month 13. Thanks for the info.
Nope, your "pay date" for the rest of your career starts at projected completion of training. And with the backups on SIMs people are seeing that projected date 3 to 4 months after first day of INDOC. The upside is that you will have two paid months at home awaiting SIMs.
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Old 05-30-2022, 07:13 AM
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Nope, your "pay date" for the rest of your career starts at projected completion of training. And with the backups on SIMs people are seeing that projected date 3 to 4 months after first day of INDOC. The upside is that you will have two paid months at home awaiting SIMs.
Thanks again. What's the credit (or gross income) while home not working?
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Old 05-30-2022, 07:27 AM
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It does help. Thanks for the insight. Question tho:

I didn't think AA put anything towards the 401k in year one? How is your 401(k) growing ... your personal contributions?
AA will contribute to your 401(k) during first year if you come from a Wholly Owned regional.
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Old 05-30-2022, 07:29 AM
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Thanks again. What's the credit (or gross income) while home not working?
After taxes ~3000 twice a month. The bonus is that you get an extra ~25 hours over guarantee for completing your ETHOS training. So that is not counting that.
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Thanks again. What's the credit (or gross income) while home not working?
While in training, from day one, you get paid Monthly Average Line Value for your bid status.
Say you get assigned MIA/320/FO, you will get paid whatever the MALV for MIA/320/FO is that month.
It's usually somewhere in the mid-80s
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AA will contribute to your 401(k) during first year if you come from a Wholly Owned regional.
So not Skywest
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Old 05-30-2022, 07:31 AM
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AA will contribute to your 401(k) during first year if you come from a Wholly Owned regional.
OIC .. SkyWester here. No joy. lol
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Old 05-30-2022, 01:01 PM
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OIC .. SkyWester here. No joy. lol
first year aside, you will get what? 13 years or so of 16% direct contribution of your HIGHER income at AA....that will be significantly more than Skywest i assume...if you avg $200,000 in your time here(probably a low-ball figure too) that's $416,000...AA despite all the naysayers is better than a regional(I came from a regional, not a wholly owned).
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Old 05-30-2022, 02:12 PM
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first year aside, you will get what? 13 years or so of 16% direct contribution of your HIGHER income at AA....that will be significantly more than Skywest i assume...if you avg $200,000 in your time here(probably a low-ball figure too) that's $416,000...AA despite all the naysayers is better than a regional(I came from a regional, not a wholly owned).
The numbers are definitely there. QOL seems like a mixed bag from what I'm seeing.

Thanks everyone for the insight and ideas.
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