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mjs said:By increasing the retirement age, it will reduce the amount that each account is under-funded.
For example, if the age is raised to 65. The group currently has 8,000 pilots. If the average payout per pilot is (this is an arbitrary #) $100,000 per year + medical benefits then the company could save $800,000,000 per year (8,000 pilots @ $100,000) times 5 years for a total of $4,000,000,000 plus medical benefits.
Purpledog said:A general rule of thumb in this business, if your company wants it, you probably DON'T!
FoxHunter said:Another general rule of thumb in this business is that new, inexperienced guys like you don't have a F...kn clue. Let me guess, went to college, Uncle Sam taught you to fly, had a buddy or two at Fedex, got the job, and now the world owes you. I think 25 years from now your views will be far different after you complete your education on the realities of life.
FoxHunter said:Let me guess, went to college, Uncle Sam taught you to fly, had a buddy or two at Fedex, got the job, and now the world owes you. I think 25 years from now your views will be far different after you complete your education on the realities of life.
nimtz said:Can someone tell me why the Southwest pilot group wants age 60 repealed so bad that they want their union leading the charge in DC? I'm not making any judgements, but I'm just curious to hear from a line pilot the reasons why SWAPA has always lead the fight for this change?
GearDaddy said:
Every one of us knew the rules of this game when we got into it.. This whole issue reminds me of folks who move in a neighborhood directly under the final approach path of a busy airport, then complain about the noise.
greedy huh?
fr8doggie said:Let me guess. Too short to get a military pilot's slot. Worked for an airline that was about to go out of business. Got bought out by FedEx. Didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting hired here off the street. You got no buddies to recommend you for anything. And now the world owe's you a job until you're drooling all over the yoke.
BTW- you can thank ALPA for your relative seniority at FDX. If it had been up to the non-union FedEx pilots you would have been stapled to the bottom.
Have a great day!