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01-30-2015 | 02:03 PM

#177061

bohicagain

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From: NYC 7ER LCA

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Originally Posted by Going2Baja

Hey Hockey...Long time...I'm on the phone right now w/ DAL Fidelity. This whole Retirement thing seems WAY more complicated than it did 20 years ago. Ugh. I was trying to put the Profit Sharing into my 401k but the 1sr guy said I was close to maxed out already. I think I need to get a hold of this thing sooner than later.

Baja.

Go online and do it there. I am not sure how you can be anywhere close to maxing out for 2015.
If you have access to Fidelity online it takes about 10 minutes to put your own % of PS to go to 401k

01-30-2015 | 02:13 PM

#177062

badflaps

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From: retired 767(dl)

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Originally Posted by iceman49

So are you saying PanAM brought nothing of value to Delta?

Considering the end outcome, it probably was a poor business move. Water over the dam.....

01-30-2015 | 02:22 PM

#177063

iFlyer

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From: Gold-Braided Lesser French Fort Commander

Sorry guys, I know it's been covered before- what's a good hotel and rate at DTW?

TIA

01-30-2015 | 02:27 PM

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Oberon

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From: 757/767

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Originally Posted by newKnow

Thanks! Are the 757/767's group 3, or 4?

Group 3. That seems to be the smallest difference based on the three second eyeball test.

01-30-2015 | 04:51 PM

#177065

Elliot

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From: "Prof" button manipulator

Anyone have any experience with the (TSO'd) UFlyMike/QC2 combo vs. the Telex 850 in the cockpit? Specifically, the 737 environment?

Thanks.

01-30-2015 | 05:05 PM

#177066

newKnow

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From: 765-A

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Group 3. That seems to be the smallest difference based on the three second eyeball test.

Thanks OB.

01-30-2015 | 05:19 PM

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sailingfun

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Originally Posted by Elliot

Anyone have any experience with the (TSO'd) UFlyMike/QC2 combo vs. the Telex 850 in the cockpit? Specifically, the 737 environment?

Thanks.

It works fine. The TSO is only valid if you wear the in the ear plugs. Most don't.

01-30-2015 | 05:19 PM

#177068

forgot to bid

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From: Light Chop

I know someone asked earlier but is the AA contact a good thing for us or what?

01-30-2015 | 05:26 PM

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sailingfun

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

I know someone asked earlier but it's the AA contact a good thing for us or what?

I think it's a good thing for us. The NMB has stated often that it views reasonableness by your standing amongst your peers. When the final pilot cost numbers are out for 2014 we will be well above any other passenger airline for the year. This will get American at least in our ballpark for 2015. The question now is how profit sharing will be factored in to the problem.
As I posted before I think we can make a solid case that it is offset cost wise by American having to make contributions to the pilot B fund and therefore we can directly compare pay table compensation rates. They will on average be 10% above us on 1 Jan 2016.
I have no idea how their work rules cost out against ours. Their pilots seem to think ours are better but I don't see a dramatic difference other then the 5:15 daily average.

01-30-2015 | 06:20 PM

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Carl Spackler

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From: 747-400 Captain

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Originally Posted by Oberon

How do you know what management wants?

Management wants to cut costs in every possible way. Including profit sharing. It's their fiduciary duty to do so. That's how I know.

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Originally Posted by Oberon

You're the one who likes to remind your fellow pilots that they are line pilots and don't know anything; what makes you different?

I've never told anyone that they didn't know anything. Not even you.

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Right now the only evidence that management wants to do anything with profit sharing other than pay it each Valentine's day is an anonymous webboard poster's hearsay about an unknown person with an ALPA lanyard in the crew room talking about profit sharing. I think it may have been the one armed man.

The evidence is all around you Oberon. We've discussed it many times. If you don't want to see it, that's your prerogative.

Carl