Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Has anyone read the latest SEA council newsletter and wondered what the heck is going on. I see former NWA pilots out on the line and they are all a bunch of great guys. Then we see this type of ranting from the fNWA reps and it is a little crazy. Are these guys just nuts or do they have some political agenda? It sounds like they only like about 4 people at the combined airline, everyone else is out to get them.

I could say something but I will opt out. Call your reps. :D

acl65pilot

03-17-2010 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 780106)

Not to be personal, but how is this happening? You doing THAT well in the market? Sounds like you are hitting the Alternative Minimum Tax, which yeah, hurts.

... and man you do have my sympathies. In 2008 I got to write a $45K check between State and Fed with zero, zero and sending in quarterly payments based on a schedule C that was calculated quarterly. The AMT and handling of Capital Gains blindsided us after I mostly liquidated depreciated business holdings before the market tanked.

Since I've been working at Delta, that just hasn't been a problem. Don't make nearly enough to hit the AMT any more. Not that I'm not thankful for the Delta pay check. The environment for aviation related small businesses has been just scraping by (pun unintended).

Yes Bar, it has nothing to do with DAL.
Combined income and a good year for Capital Gains. I kept getting amended 1099's so I could not finish until today. Ugh.

Gnewt

03-17-2010 12:29 PM

Thanks Acl,

Not what I was expecting. Is that the only method you're aware of? It's not available in my area, and regretably not very robust. I'm looking for the "supplier discount" from the different manufacturers that NW had available to us.

Gnewt

acl65pilot

03-17-2010 12:40 PM

There are a few different programs in there. Look at all of em. We get the suppliers discount. Look at all of em.

I just got a truck for employee pricing.

Bucking Bar

03-17-2010 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 780149)

There are a few different programs in there. Look at all of em. We get the suppliers discount. Look at all of em.

I just got a truck for employee pricing.

What'd you get?

roadrunner65

03-17-2010 01:05 PM

Hey guys, check out the FairTax. Spread the word, our current 54,000 page, earner-punishing tax code has to go.

www.fairtax.org

reddog25

03-17-2010 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by alfaromeo (Post 780131)

Hey, I'm a FNWA...love the new Delta, haven't seen this newsletter. If you have access to it, could you post it here plz?

acl65pilot

03-17-2010 01:08 PM

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