Loss of USPS contract…
04-07-2024, 10:58 AM
#171
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And isn't that part of this business? If you are junior holding a seat senior for your relative position, you may get displaced.
You mention low BLG's. Aren't they being bought up to minimums? The difference between historic BLG's and min BLG isn't that great. The problem is that many counted on the COVID gravy train to last forever. Maybe we should feel sorry for the 777 or HKG captains that can no longer make $700,000 or more in a year. By your reasoning, they have had their pay rates cut too.
Many of the pilots that I fly with agree with moneybags and would like a choice to get out of the pension and take a large DC plan, or the proposed MBCBP. If polling suggests that a large majority of those pilots hired since 2015 want that option, shouldn't it be considered?
You mention low BLG's. Aren't they being bought up to minimums? The difference between historic BLG's and min BLG isn't that great. The problem is that many counted on the COVID gravy train to last forever. Maybe we should feel sorry for the 777 or HKG captains that can no longer make $700,000 or more in a year. By your reasoning, they have had their pay rates cut too.
Many of the pilots that I fly with agree with moneybags and would like a choice to get out of the pension and take a large DC plan, or the proposed MBCBP. If polling suggests that a large majority of those pilots hired since 2015 want that option, shouldn't it be considered?
Last edited by JackStraw; 04-07-2024 at 11:09 AM.
04-07-2024, 11:24 AM
#172
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They should just dissolve the Express segment and chase those juicy 11% and 16% margins for Ground and Freight. After all, they’re not here to pay pilots. Right?
04-07-2024, 11:28 AM
#173
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04-07-2024, 11:36 AM
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We could only wish they'd listened to your genius perspective and we had given away our Pension 22 years ago!!! This place would be stellar without it. LOL
What a foolish way to look at our retirment.
We are our own worst enemy. More at this property than any other airline that I know of. I don't get it.
What a foolish way to look at our retirment.
We are our own worst enemy. More at this property than any other airline that I know of. I don't get it.
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04-07-2024, 12:03 PM
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04-07-2024, 02:55 PM
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Good point and with the loss of the contract does that immediately add to any overage of flyers at Purple as Brown is hiring for it? Probably pushes any hiring a bit further out is a guess?
04-07-2024, 08:52 PM
#179
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We could only wish they'd listened to your genius perspective and we had given away our Pension 22 years ago!!! This place would be stellar without it. LOL
What a foolish way to look at our retirment.
We are our own worst enemy. More at this property than any other airline that I know of. I don't get it.
What a foolish way to look at our retirment.
We are our own worst enemy. More at this property than any other airline that I know of. I don't get it.
04-07-2024, 09:42 PM
#180
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Are you saying it is speculation that USPS has officially stated they are shifting to 95% going by land, 5% going by air? It sounds like you are reading something into it, more that what I stated as this fact. And then you are stating this fact as speculation.
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