Except that to be able to get 24.000/year in your plan you need a gross income of 145.000$

Not happening the first 10 ??? Years

As of my understanding of compound interests I would put it simply this way : Based on a fix 7% rate of interest a year and on the previous average wages : Total in your DC plan would be roughly : Year 1-2 : 6000 x (1,07^24).[1 + 1,07] + Year 3-4 : 9000 x (1,07^22).[1 + 1,07] + Year 5 : 13500 x 1.07...

If I understand correctly the amount that goes into the DC plan every year is based on your annual gross income. So I just wrote roughly what you may expect to put and to get from the company in 25 years because it depends on (too) many things. And I definitely can not talk about compound interest b...

So if you got hired at 40 and don't lose your medical until 65 ... It's hard to tell precisely but based on a totally random average :mrgreen: of 50.000$ the first 2 years 60.000$ years 3-4 90.000$ year 5 130.000$ the next 10 years 190.000$ the last 10 years Assuming you top your DC plan to the max ...

ah ah ah ... Can't believe it !!! You guys actually love your situation : you complain all the time but never do anything about it, Stop being so complacent for christ sake ! It's crazy that you guys actually believe in what you write ! Years ago, some people started revolutions because they were ti...

Aaaaaand you don't really get this job right off the street
like you mentioned ... Best case scenario is more 3 to 5 years ...
Never for some ...

I'm kinda having the same dilema here ... If you pur things in perspective, the 6 first years your gross at AC or LCC will be around 360.000 Meanwhile you could be living with your family and making up yo 600.000 depending on your pay increase ... So that's already a huge difference if you are in yo...

Hey, I've been trying to read a lot about Mainline, Rouge, wages, seniority, Pension plan, but it looks like everyone has a different perspective on the subject ... I'm 43 with 2 kids, and it's like I have been dreaming since I was a kid to fly at AC, but now, I'm wondering if joining AC would reall...