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02-25-2016, 06:24 PM

#691

flyguy81

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Originally Posted by Manny

Yes...with the money from your 1st year pay.

Better than me paying for it out of my own pocket and then being on the same 1st yr pay.

02-25-2016, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparta

Our insurance went up a lot over the last couple of years with the ObamaCare Cadillac tax looming. I have traditional coverage in a high deductible plan (regular traditional has roughly the same rates) and pay about $325 for my family ($425 -$100 non smokers credit). Some of the employee groups that have not settled on a contract yet have much lower rates. I know pilots married to flight attendants that use the flight attendant plan. There are a lot of other HMO/PPO style plans that cost somewhat less but I am unfamiliar with those (my wife is a doctor and doesn't want to go through a gate keeper). The dental plan is traditional and is pretty good ($32/month). There are a few other HMO style options with dental also.

What's wrong with the Regular Plan? I think it's a great plan.

02-25-2016, 08:40 PM

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CaptYoda

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How long before someone can hold ATL base?

02-25-2016, 09:25 PM

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CLMP

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Originally Posted by CaptYoda

How long before someone can hold ATL base?

Many, many years.

02-26-2016, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FLY6584

What's wrong with the Regular Plan? I think it's a great plan.

It is good, however in the high deductible plan the company puts in $1500/year and I shelter $5250/year in my HSA account. At my marginal tax bracket it makes a lot of sense.

02-26-2016, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MWright

I stand corrected - nice list of some improvements I hope we can secure. For the time being though, I'll take our rigs and line bidding over what you listed above. Those are the real drivers of QOL, not the company paying $30 a month for my parking. A lot of that stuff will come in he next contract (some of it was in the failed TA).

"Company paid type-ratings" - ha. Did a Delta guy teach you that?

What are your rigs? We have minimum 5 hours/day, and 1 for 3.5 hours/trip.

02-26-2016, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparta

What are your rigs? We have minimum 5 hours/day, and 1 for 3.5 hours/trip.

Duty Period Minimum: 5 TFP
Duty rig: .74 TFP/Per Duty Hour
Trip Rig: 1 TFP for each 3 hrs – converted to 1 for 3.45 hourly
ADG: 6.5 TFP - Minimum 3 Day=19.5 TFP. Minimum 4 Day=26 TFP.

02-27-2016, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunder1

... but we don't have PBS and because of that every week of vacation can be turned into 3 weeks off.

Stupid question... What's a PBS, and can you explain how this works?

02-27-2016, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by audioflyer

Stupid question... What's a PBS, and can you explain how this works?

Preferential bidding system. You basically give the company a set of parameters you would like for your schedule and they build you a schedule. The way we do it now is the company publishes 450 lines (standard, blank, and reserve) and you rank all 450 if you're the bottom guy. PBS is bad news, especially for us and vacation overlap.