Too funny. Only airline pilots would spend lots of money on a vacation half way around the world and then go out of the way to save $50 bucks or so on taxes lol. Not knocking it, just appreciating the effort!

 

Eh, not everywhere is as cheap as $50. London to ORD is about $180 for main cabin. If you're lucky enough to upgrade to premium economy, it's about $280.

But yeah, a lot of places, it's not worth the effort. And maybe that nearly 2 to 3 benjamins isn't enough for you to jumpseat on another airline but for some it will be. Just know you have options.

 

London is a bad example because of the APD.

 

How do you list the jumpseat on united? I commute from mexico and taxes on envoy are killing me

 

Is there a difference in taxes/fees D1 vs D2?
On United if you drop the vacation pass on international travel first class is $30-40 vs few benjamins on regular non-rev. But then domestically it's around $40 to list in business (refunded if you get main).

 

D1/D2 same price

 

Talks are opening up again about Boeing/Embraer buyout. Morningstar article about it this morning.

 

The article I just read said a full buyout was not an option, however they are going to buy a significant portion of the company.

https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/21513-boeing-takes-over-embraer-commercial-plane-production?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email& utm_campaign=breaking_news_boeing_takes_over_embra er_commercial_plane_production_aerotime&utm_term=2 018-07-05

 

Deal already announced. Boeing takes 80% of a new jv which is essentially Embraer’s commercial airplane division. See the “Wall Street Journal,” et al.

This is just a way to counter Airbus and the C series (which is still a better airplane with more potential). You could say that it’s a reactionary move by Boeing management.

 

Yep, as much as I like and respect Boeing and thier legacy, they pulled a punk move and tried to stonewall Bombardier's export of the C series in the US. For decades, airlines have asked for a narow body aircraft to fill the 100 seat market since Boeing snatched up the MD 95, rebranded it the 717 and discontinued it. Instead, they tried to pump up thier highly successful 737, and told the airlines what they needed instead of listening to them and designing a clean sheet new airframe to fill that 100 seat niche market. Along comes Bombairdier with the C series which is exactly what the industry had been asking for. Delta orders a huge number of them. Boeing gets nervous as they see it's huge threat potential to thier future sales and market share. So Boeing petitions the government to leavy heavy tariffs on imported airliners. (Which is ironic and hypocritical since Boeing exports most of thier products, especially to ME3 and NAI, whom hurt American airline business). This obviously screwed and ****ed off Delta and Bombardier. Airbus is grandfathered out of having to pay the new tariffs (who Delta has a large deal with) stepped up to the plate and saved the day. They made a deal with Bombairdier to import the C Series under the Airbus certificate. Boeing's plan backfired. As part of the deal, Delta cancelled thier 787 orders in exchange for A350 orders, causing those 787 orders to dump onto the market. Thus AA picked up those options for cheap and cancelled thier A350 orders, if I understand correctly.