The Delta pilots have a Charitable Fund set up and would probably offer you advise / help on setting up your own. Also, you will want to get some ideas on how to fairly manage the money so that you spread the benefit around evenly. Others know the history better than I, but I think they helped with medical insurance expenses and things like that. Or, just take the donations, work out a ratio of days off and pay benefits monthly, etc...

Make sure your administrators are volunteers accountable. Know going into this that someone will accuse you of malfeasance and don't be surprised when it happens.

What you are doing is a very good thing.

Here's come contact info.

Delta MEC Office
100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30354
Toll Free: 1-800-USA-ALPA
Local: 404-763-4925
Fax: 404-763-4975

Set it up so we can do transfers from our Delta Credit Union account and I'll stick some cash in.

 

Another thing you can do is offer up some of your buddy passes to help people get home that might be stuck in ATL.


Good luck brothers and sisters!
~m

 

Chief pilot told me that if we need to fly for other job interviews or something like moving back home after 2/8/09 let them know. Said that company can issue out a non-rev pass (I guess kind of like the one we used to fly to ATL for our interview)

 

This is ASA's first ever furlough in the history of the Company, right?

 

I'm dialing the number right now. Thanks for the info. What we need the most right now is guidance. Once that is worked out, we can begin funding the account or trust or whatever we can legally do....

 

Correct. And hopefully the last....

 

No non rev benefits during furlough?!?

 

NOPE... That's what makes a COMA so great. I wish they would have just forced COMA us. Then we'd have flight benefits and medical. But oh nonono... we'd also accrue longevity on COMA...

 

You accrue longevity on furlough too.

 

Nope - you maintain seniority but you do not accrue longevity.