I am in my 36th year and have had ALPA Loss of License insurance since the beginning. I even carried the Harvey Watt lump sum coverage until I was canceled this month at age 60.

Is it worth it??? Depends, I am sure there are other programs or policies that "may" be better, but in 1978 when I enrolled, there weren't a lot of options.

What it did offer was peace of mind. I knew if I couldn't return to work, then I was going to have a smooth transition to another career field.

In my case, I considered it worth every penny.

Fly safe,

OC

 

It was decided in the preflight briefing. They all came to the concensus that you NEVER let a F-15 driver get behind you....NEVER. The rest was decided by rock, paper, scissors.

 

That's a bummer.

Is "the official airline of your mom" taken?

 

Delta Air Lines loses bid to call itself 'most trusted airline'*-*Los Angeles Times


That is one of those things that can come back and bite you!

 

If they aren't going to use the large RJ's, that sounds like a free way to tighten up scope at one of the most egregious levels. While we're at it, there is another constructive opportunity to roll back the AS code share abuse potential by tightening it up as it shrinks naturally. Another pilot group shouldn't have the permanent ability to flex up an entire coast's worth of flying just on general principle.

As for more 717's, are there any credible sources? There were some laying around before we got ours from SW, but once we did they all seemed to magically disappear. Either an orphaned airframe with so-so CASM suddenly got popular with tiny LCC's around the world or there is some creative claim staking going on akin to some of the early dotcom domain name land grabs.

At least we don't have to put delta-air.com on the napkins anymore though.

 

Howsa' bout, "We have pet rabbits in the hanger"

 

Yeah perhaps, but I thought it was all the rage to badmouth airlines. I don't think ANYBODY really likes airlines, especially US based ones... but I forgot about M R Rats being God's gift to the industry... but other than that, since we have to try and make a profit (which is somehow wrong), it seemed a fitting comparison to finding the one hockey player in existence in a country not known for hockey.

 

Probably the same thing is happening with the 717 as the MD90's. Once the word was out Delta wanted them the price quickly doubled. Might have to wait a few owners out.

 

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Luggageworks, get the metal framed. Expensive, but will last a career, and all components are replaceable and repairable.

 

Maybe instead of trying to take away the American taxpayer subsidies to EK and the other fake royal emerati, we can just lobby for a "me too" clause. To include blanket immunity from those pesky US labor laws and litigation of course.

We can fly hourly brand new 777-300's to every dot on the map with nothing but hot 20 year old skinny FA's too, to please big strong western businessman, for great success!