Do they still make that thing? I'd be shocked if we ended up with any of those unless they were almost given away and rolled on line as 74 replacment jets.

It has spare engines for 2 737's. Recall the 737 is our new wide body jet, or is it a super premium narrow body?

Mgmt. couldn't care less about this board. RA wouldn't say anything he didn't want in the public space. LCA's, CP's, Instructors know nothing more or before the line pilot does.


What if... they hung 4 GTFs on that sucker? Besides the wing snapping off, would it make for a better plane?

I say they scrap the 50 cents an hour pay differential and roll it in to international override pay for all flights. Srsly, what's harder, doing a position report or rotating in a 0.17 degree window between TERPS and tailstrike?

IRS raises 401(k) contribution limit to $17,500 - Oct. 18, 2012


IRS raises 401(k) contribution limit to $17,500
By Blake Ellis @CNNMoney October 18, 2012: 1:49 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Starting next year, employees will be able to stash an extra $500 per year in their 401(k)s, tax-free.
The tax-free contribution limit for retirement plans will increase to $17,500 for 2013, up from $17,000 this year, the IRS announced Thursday.

That's the second year in a row the IRS has boosted the contribution limit as a result of rising inflation. The limit rose by $500 last year as well.
However, the catch-up contribution limit, which is the additional amount of tax-free money employees over 50 can contribute to their retirement plans -- on top of the $17,500 that any employee can contribute -- remains unchanged at $5,500.

Along with contributions to retirement plans, which include 401(k)s, 403(b)s, most 457 plans and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan, the agency said it will increase more than two dozen tax benefits as well.

Among them, taxpayers will be able to gift as much as $14,000 tax-free in 2013, up from $13,000.
Also, if you're a U.S. citizen living abroad, the amount of foreign earnings you can exclude from your taxable income will rise from $95,100 to $97,600.
Rising inflation also prompted the Social Security Administration to announce earlier this week that Social Security recipients will be given a 1.7% boost to their monthly benefits next year.

Maybe? I defer to Bar on that one; he's probably cyphered it already anyway. But I thoguht they stopped making all 340's? I can't imagine we'd buy used 340's with a post production new engine swap but who knows.

We did it with the dc8's. Those GTFs are way too heavy though without a new wing.

I don't know who Kristen Stewart is or what new narrowbody she offers.

Am I missing something? From some google images it might be worth finding out more or trade in more 50 seaters.

Also, thanks to the kids, I didn't know for new A321s the network shows have restarted.

Call Bletchley Park...

There are ALPA guys that I think do a great job. I wish my sec-treas would run for a voting seat-I'd have voted for him in a heartbeat over the other choices. I think LW did a great job as Capt Rep. I think KW did a great job in CA. So your question is bs. It’s the old guard A-Ray guys like BB and TT that haven’t done squat for me. They should get locked in a room with Innercircle and we'd get to watch a clown show.