Your information is dated, they don’t do imputed income anymore.

 

I’ve never been imputed anything
Not a single cent.
Evah.

 

Well gee, I guess it never happened then and should have never been a concern to the hundreds of flight crew who had money taken from their paycheck for YEARS.

 

You have not been furloughed at Atlas either.

 

I've been imputed a little recently, so it's still happening. It's usually avoidable and not routinely tied to gateway travel.

The big discussion here seems to forming around whether it's better to stay at Atlas or go to FedEx. That's a no-brainer. I think the question is tougher for those staring at a 5 hr commute to a base with Alaska, Frontier etc. For those folks it may genuinely be a toss-up.

 

Personally, I won't go to a pax only airline. FedEx or UPS... well, if that job offer ever came, it would be a no-brainer. Unfortunately, it hasn't come yet. So here I sit, a lowly mid-pack FO on the whale, trying to make the best of it while I can.

YMMV.

 

No brainer for sure! If it is money a third year FO at FedEx can make more than a 12 year Captain at Atlas, if it is QOL, at FedEx you can be awarded a line, drop the line and pick up drafts not 17 day blocks, if it is commuting, again at FedEx jumpseats are plentiful and we have hotel style rooms in Ops with maid service for pre-trip rest, if it is training, purple has top notch training facilities and train under AQP. What's not to like?

 

Actually... I heard about that... Supposedly they stopped doing it following a Retirement Grievance that they were going to lose where they were Imputing Income, throwing it in the Gross Income column, and not deducting the 10% of retirement so they could avoid the 5% match. I wonder if the tax laws have changed or if they're just forgetting....

 

I was imputed a little while I was there but avoided anything big because I drove to work. I'm glad they stopped doing that because I flew with a new hire once who got a tax bill on the 15th.

 

Most of this is subjective with factual data which makes sense to those with similar experiences. Totally agree, many would rather jump seat on their iron, unless given the opportunity for business or higher - you know points (limited), etc or just the COVID impact = many of us can upgrade, loads are full of cheap flyers so personally upgrades have been well over 50% (This will end in time). Any commuting MX delay, WX delay, CNX’d flight, act of God = protected by contract and your never outside the bubble. ANC is just the beginning of your stop here, then you can bid out eventually. I was there very short period, others for a year or more your mileage may vary. So that leaves JFK, ORD, LAX, CVG, MIA and MEM for now. Superb benefit having your company pay for your move to MEM, if MEM is your dream area to retire and die which can’t be beat my hats off to you; therefore, it is “a no brainer.” Many here enjoy their Shangri la of choice for family, friends, divorce issues, roots, etc or even overseas (works well for some). Subjectively MEM is by far not my garden spot to sacrifice lifestyle for $/ease of returning home, etc. It really reeks of work doing those lines comparatively to 1-2 iron ops - I myself avoid CVG like the plague = all subjective. Miss HSV, pure chill, casual international access and that was the pure life for me and not even living there but drive and fly. I could drive to MEM it’s not even twice the drive and pretty sure I can hold it easily, but waiting to see what the lines will bring before I ever pull that trigger. Man, I wish MEM was my Shangri la.

Objectively: $$$ is much better - Buy your own tickets, Buy a better hotel/crash pad, Stay domestic, Paid move to MEM your worksite, trip trade, etc. All Good Stuff!
You only have one life so make it work for you and your priorities - more $$$ in hand is undeniable so most will sacrifice something. For those able to not sacrifice anything you are definitely “Living YOUR Dream!” and that’s fantastic. We’re crew so something will be missing just like Ted Turner when asked how much is enuff. “Just a little bit more!”