All you DAL guys out there... I know there's a TA out there, but if you could answer some questions regarding your bennies now I'd appreciate it. I will come back next year, be on 7th year pay and am married w/ 2 kids.
What's your healthcare like and what does it cost you? I'd be doing the family plan. Are there high, medium and low plans? How much do they cost per month?
I'd commute to JFK probably to the 76ER. How many days per month would I be on short/long if on reserve? I commute from IAD.
If I have a line, how many days per month usually do you work for how many hours?
Is the new medical any better?
How much profit sharing did you guys get last year? Is it paid into your 401k's or in cash... what was the percentage?
I am a CA at Jetblue on 8th year pay. Currently 140/hr. Help me dig through these questions, I really appreciate any help.
Tailhookah
If you came back, you could also fly other planes in NYC and not have to be on reserve. NYC also has the 320, MD88, and 737. Healthcare is not too bad, it is taken out of your two checks per month, and there are different plans you can choose from. Some have higher deductables, etc. It isn't as great as when you left, but BK can do that to anyone.
Bottom guy on the NYC 767ER might not be a very good choice. Reserve isn't as great as it used to be, and there is an increase in productivity for this upcoming TA. Some reserves complained about not making enough money (70 hours min), so they upped it to 72-80, but can bring you up to Average line Value plus 15 hours, which could be in the 90s per month during busier months. The past 6-8 months have been slower, with some people flying zero hours in a month. If the TA goes through, there will be 88 717s coming, which means training for a lot of people plus newhires, which means people on reserve may fly more (or they may get a line while moving up as people bid off and bid other planes).
If you have a line, you can bid close to the average line value published every month. The Summer months are more, and the Winter are less. Probably close to 76-80 hours as a line holder most months. I would definitely find a plane you can be a line holder on, and sit on that until you can be sure of being a 767ER FO lineholder in NYC. If it will take a couple years, choose the 320 and stay on that, since you are comfortable on it now. Be senior and have a schedule. Your pay may be close to your current pay after the raise kicks in.
Profit sharing last year was 5% of your W2. It will be the same for the next Feb 14th check next year. The year after that could be less if this TA passes, by about 1/3, but if the year is a GREAT year and the profits are more than $2.5 billion (analysts say it could happen), then profit sharing could be MORE, and the pilots would share 20% of the profit. If below $2.5 billion, it would be 10% (down from 15% normally).
Good luck. There will be a lot of retirements in the next 10 years, a chance at another 19% pay raise over only 3 years if the TA goes through, and movement due to new aircraft arrivals. They are tied in with RJ growth, so if mainline doesn't grow, neither do the RJs. No one sided RJ growth. Better ratios for mainline vs RJ flying too.
Bye Bye---General Lee
