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02-16-2016 | 04:03 PM
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From: Flying the SEC
You don't want that waived. That keeps the IRS from taxing your pass privileges as income. This way you are paying for them.
02-16-2016 | 04:05 PM
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
Here's a funny story; Years ago the American Airlines pilots were in contract negotiations with Robert Crandall. He made the claim that the passes the pilots got were worth $10,000 per year, per pilot!
The pilot's union came back with, "OK, you can keep the passes, give us each $10,000 more, every year, and we'll buy our own tickets!"
Crandall quickly dropped that subject!
02-16-2016 | 04:16 PM
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02-16-2016 | 04:32 PM
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
02-16-2016 | 04:58 PM
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Some people who have insurance issues have had success by contacting the ALPA R&I person, Karen Browne-Fleck. If you can't get any solution from MetLife then go to her. Her email is in the "Check your check" email we just got, near the top.
She's on the ball - I emailed her about a simple issue at 9pm on a tueday, had the answer within a few minutes.
She's on the ball - I emailed her about a simple issue at 9pm on a tueday, had the answer within a few minutes.
02-16-2016 | 06:40 PM
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From: Hates Commuting
The excuse I heard about the $50 non-rev fee was, if the company didn't charge us 'something' for the passes, then the IRS would want to tax us on the imputed value of every pass we used. I'll gladly pay the $50/yr vs. paying Uncle the taxes on all those free non-rev tickets value.
Take a look at any other airline that doesn't charge an "admin" fee--their non-rev is still not taxed....
02-16-2016 | 06:58 PM
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From: A330B
So in the wide report I was awarded a reserve line and when I looked at my schedule I have a regular line. That's a first for me. Anyone else ever have their schedule differ from the bid award like this?
02-17-2016 | 03:37 AM
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
They may have had other complaints and had to re-run your category, remember, nothing is final until it's posted in iCrew on the 17th (today) so check there. If you still think something's fishy, call DALPA and have their PBS guys look at it.
02-17-2016 | 04:02 AM
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From: Kickin’ Back
When Delta implemented the $50 nonrev charge, I thought it was strictly to pay for what it cost the company to administer the nonrev program. Didn't it come into being around bankruptcy time?
Denny
Denny
02-17-2016 | 04:18 AM
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I haven't paid the $50 for 3 years. After you retire, passes are virtually useless.
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