The Southwest pilots are making a lot more money than us. There's no denying that. I just can't bring myself to start over at Southwest. I keep thinking of the Southwest pilots that went to United in 1999-2000 when United was making a lot more money. I keep thinking that someday we'll be the highest paid airline pilots in the country again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. I just wish we would stop outsourcing everything and stop shrinking. Shrinking wouldn't even bother me if airlines like Alaska, Jetblue, Virgin, etc. weren't expanding. As we shrink, other airlines are filling the void. We are just shrinking faster than they can fill the void right now. This will catch up to us eventually.

I also have no desire to leave the United States. I like it here.

Since I'm assuming you're a citizen of the US, that is comforting.:rolleyes:

If I understand correctly...

You go to Emirates with the wife and kids, and you're living happily in Dubai. You're on a trip and while you're somewhere over the Atlantic on your way from Europe to JFK, the military (or Al Queda, or disgruntled college students, or whoever) decide to oust the UAE Royal Family.

So the Royals who own your airline flee the country and they insist their assets (like the aircraft you just landed in JFK) must not return to Dubai to avoid seizure. So now you're back in the USA without a way to get back to your family in Dubai, and the last you heard from them was a voicemail that they were going to try to make it 18 miles to the US Embassy on foot because their driver took off, and the cellphones don't work anymore.

And then you go to stay at your brother's house in Dallas and wait. For a month.

So in this case, you won't have the full US Tax Liability even though you wind up spending less than 330 days on foreign soil? :confused:

Are you crazy?

Our management types that read this board need to realize that if they refuse to restore a large portion of this PWA, places like EK will see DAL pilots applying to leave this stagnated career.

These contract jobs and places like EK and their total pilot package need to be where we are aiming.

FWIW, a EK pilot pay 60 bucks a month for medical for his spouse. It is full coverage. No deductible etc. These guys do nothing cheap, and are making 2 bln a year. The only break they are getting is that they do not pay landing fees in the UAE. They buy their jet A from Singapore. I want to start looking at these compensation packages.

No, the NIC award at USAir had all of their East widebody captains at the top of the list over all AWA Captains because they had INTL widebodies and AWA did not. The top 500 were all East pilots.

I'm saying its good to be senior reserve under the new bucket system. IF your commuting anyway, bid NYC and be senior reserve and never fly if thats what you want. I would get a crashpad as SC would add up on hotels in NYC. I could suggest a good one if you need it PM me.

Hockey,

You must be bummed - we all know how much you love the new reserve system. :p

Scoop

I'm sure im telling you things you already know but if you have been around as long as you say you have you could hold a line in bases besides NYC...might not be on the 7ER but hey we all have to make choices. I held every holiday off last year. Some on RSV and some with a line and I've only been here since 2010. Of course I'm wasting away in the dreaded 9 but hey quality of life was good so i stayed put. ;)

Probably not but if it gets rid of the severly disgruntled and moves me up a number :) Some ppl are starting to sound like those veteran fa's that never stop. We know what needs fixed so lets fix it and stop the B!!!!ing already. :rolleyes:

Oh wait our management is reading this? everyone B!!ch away then :D