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Originally Posted by FIIGMO (Post 1081979)

Just received an email from Ken Kersey crew planning. I will not cut and paste because it would be inappropriate, but he did say AE this week and that it was not a "mega bid". His comment about "not a mega bid" was in reference to sharing with him the rumors on the line about the 400 ER pilots slots being moved or surplussed.

I personally think that anything like 400 in one category would be mega....

So the AE that was supposed to be a nice positive AE is now somewhere between a slightly sucky to flat AE and a mini displacement-fest. At least our alliance partners like AF and AS are growing while we capacity discipline ourselves into shrinking to prosperity.

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1081950)

That is their issue, they have and are looking to sell assets. Go look at their cash position.

Why is the Street so in love with them this week then?

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1082040)

Why is the Street so in love with them this week then?

They are looking to divest of one of their biggest assets.

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1082056)

They are looking to divest of one of their biggest assets.

LGA slots?

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1082038)

Remember, the big bid is always the one after the next one. :cool:

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Originally Posted by deadhead (Post 1082064)

lga slots?

f9

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 1082095)

Remember, the big bid is always the one after the next one. :cool:

Free beer, tomorrow. :)

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Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog (Post 1081542)

This was the kicker for me. After floating along fat, dumb, and happy for years, one day I woke up and looked at my wife and two boys and instead of feeling the warm fuzzy I was used to I got the "Holy Poo, What if..." shakes. I'm a really healthy guy (gym twice a week, run 30 miles a week, borderline obnoxious when it comes to food, etc, etc), so I think I can do better than Delta's blanket coverage.

So, anyone in the mulitple kids one wife (or general sole provider) bucket, I'm curious about what kind of coverage you think is adequate and where you get it.

PMs welcome.

Actually, I started part of this so I have no problem following up with this. All our kids are grown and out of college, my wife is currently stay at home BUT I have a military pension to cover (Survivor Benefit for the military is one of the worst deals ever). I currently have $1.2 million in coverage to make up for the pension loss and loss of my income and am currently considering the purchase of more (I have 2 years left on a couple of term policies). While I could write a dissertation on how much insurance to have and what types to get (there are a ton of articles on the web about this very topic) and finding a qualified life insurance agent is extremely tough (by the way, a life insurance agent can sell you the same policy you find on the web at esurance.com (or any of the other web sites)) it is important to review how much you need, what types (term, whole life, VUL, UL, etc) that I can't even start to cover. If you don't want to qualify then Delta's extra coverage is worthwhile until you find you can get it cheaper. Another one that most people ignore is Long Term Care - You actually have a greater probability of needing long term care before you die than any other type of insurance. Anyone 55 or older is a prime candidate because it still affordable. Remember, the average retirement age of 121 pilots was around 58 when mandatory was 60, and they expect average age to be 62.5 with mandatory at 65. Once again, lots of web resources for long term care insurance

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 1081682)

I flew a 50 seat rj for 3 1/2 years. I lost respect for Carl when he started insulting me and telling me that I am the problem with the industry. He can do no wrong because he avoided flying for American when they had a "B" scale. Never mind that Northwest eventually had a "B" scale that Carl and his fellow pilots voted for. It's okay though because Carl only flew on the "A" scale. Now I just ignore his posts. I don't have any respect for ALPA either. I sent a DPA card in over a year ago. They will not get another one until I'm under a new contract. If the contract meets my expectations, they will never get another card. As someone who's been on the 320, DC-9, and MD-88, I will never fly with Carl. He will be retired before I am ever done being displaced between our narrow body fleets.

+1 - I actually put him on my ignore list a long time ago.