I love it when people complain about Obama Care and don't even understand what it is. While I may not agree with the whole "act", I think it is important that people at least understand what it is and how it works. All of us will be buying our health care insurance that way within 5 years anyways so you just as well get to know what we've got.

You have just as much chance of getting shuffled around on UHC insurance through Delta as someone does who purchases insurance through an exchange. No one is "on" the affordable care ac,t they buy insurance through an exchange. In fact, in some states people "on" the affordable care act have access to the exact same plans we do from UHC, they just pay more in premiums. So, they have no more chance of being denied coverage than you or I do.

In my area I can purchase a BCBS HSA plan from the exchange that is almost identical to what Delta is offering in the Silver HSA plan for 2015. Delta will charge me about $200/mo while on the exchange the plan costs about $750. Right now that is not very "affordable" unless I become unemployed and don't have access to an employer provided plan. If I had to pay COBRA premiums to keep my Delta UHC plan I would be just over $1000 an month so at that point it is a more affordable option to get health care coverage for my family.

At the end of the day, either way I get my health insurance it is provided by a private insurance company. As long as I "choose" the plan that has the coverage I need, I should not get denied coverage if I get Ebola whether I have UHC insurance through Delta or through an Exchange.

 

Vandy will rocket to the top of the SEC...

 

No kidding. I've never seen so many panties in a wad over a statistically insignificant threat. You'd swear they were housewives watching "Good Morning American Morning Coffee Talk Brand New Day -- Everyone Panic the Ebola's Going to Turn into the Zombie Apocalypse," not pilots who should be smart enough to discern real threats from media hype.

There I said it.

 

I don't have to choose between money and QOL......I can choose between money and QOL. I think with LGP much of that choice would be gone. If you were paid the same no matter which aircraft you flew, I think eventually the seniority on all flees would be very similar. So if you are halfway up the 737 list you would also be halfway up the 330 list. The opportunity to fly a small aircraft so you can have holidays off and a summer vacation would not be there.

 

While my post was tongue in cheek, your response was pleasantly thorough. ACA is about rationing care. The numbers work no other way. Rationing care eventually leads to Solent green...and, Solent green cannot be tainted by Ebola or it's not edible.

I shouldn't post this crap...

 

That's a fair point to a degree, but I don't think it will be as drastic as you make it. I do believe that each category will be more senior, but with a properly negotiated vacation/leave section, I don't see what you describe as a problem. I'll betcha that international will go more junior than it is now. But some people just have a woody for the big iron, so you could be right. I think with only 18 super premium airplanes, we are hamstringing ourselves downstream because that is the pay rate that determines the rest. And there will be no more 777s added to the fleet.

 

My bad, several years ago, the 350 had both rolls and ge engine development programs. It is in fact now only rolls powered.

 

I wonder why they decided to go single source. Seems like they can get hammered on pricing. I wouldn't have known that unless it was stated at the LCP meeting this week. And fwiw, today on the conference call, most of the same things were said by the major players about what's going on.

 

Shoot, I'm having trouble with the front door.

Note to self: "That dress doesn't make you look fat."

 

Exactly!!!!