Instructors Q&A

CBA - Ground School and Pilot Simulator Instructors

When will I be able to sign up for the Early Out?Once I submit my name for the Early Out package, can it be rescinded?Who will determine my last day?Can a manager limit the number of employees in a department who can take the Early Out option?If I don't take the Early Out and I am later considered for layoff, can I go back and elect the Early Out?What if I owe the company money when I leave?I am an AA Fleet Service Clerk who takes the Early Out and is then subsequently hired at American Eagle as a non-union employee. Can I carry my AA Company Seniority with me?I am an AA Fleet Service Clerk who is laid off and holds recall to American Airlines and American Eagle hires me. Can I carry my AA Company Seniority with me?If I am laid off and hold recall rights to American Airlines and hired by American Eagle do I have to repay the severance pay I receive?I'm on a leave with reinstatement rights. Can I elect the Early Out?If I'm on furlough, am I eligible for the Early Out?Can I bridge to retirement if I take the Early Out?How do I know if I have System or Station protection?Will changes to company policy, benefits and privileges apply to me if I take the Early Out incentive package?Will I maintain my recall rights?Will I be paid for my unused sick time?If someone takes the Early Out option, will they be eligible for unemployment?What happens to my unused vacation time?If I elect the Early Out program, will I keep my employee number for use with benefits and travel privileges?When can I begin receiving my pension?If I take the Early Out package, will I be eligible for flight benefits?Will those individuals who are younger than 50 as of date of signing who elect this option be eligible for travel benefits once again when they reach retirement age at 55?If I take the Early Out and then retire, do I get my prefunding refunded or do I go into the retiree medical and go under the 1114 process?If I am laid off by American Airlines, hold recall rights to American Airlines but am hired by American Eagle, do I carry my vacation and sick bank with me to American Eagle?If I am laid off mid-year and elect COBRA Benefits Coverage, do the copays, deductibles and max out of pocket start over?If I am already on COBRA coverage on Unpaid SKLOA and get laid off, does the COBRA coverage time frame extend past the 18 months?I am 44 years of age with 22 years of Company seniority as of date of signing and am not affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?I am 48 years of age with 14 years of Company seniority as of date of signing and am not affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?I am system-protected, 48 years of age with 14 years of Company seniority as of date of signing and am affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?I am not system-protected, 48 years of age with 17 years of Company seniority as of date of signing and am affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?I am not system-protected, 48 years of age with 17 years of Company seniority as of date of signing and am not affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?I meet the 45/15 criteria for the Early Out and am based at a station that will be completely outsourced. Since I will be affected by a RIF, am I eligible for the Early Out?If I am laid off mid-year and elect COBRA Benefits Coverage, do the copays, deductibles and max out of pocket start over?How long will prefunding monies (employee contributions) take to be refunded to our members?How long will prefunding monies (company matching contributions) take to be refunded to our members?Will I still be eligible to retire at 55 years old and get my flight privileges, medical benefits and get pension now or at a later date?If I didn't prefund, am I still eligible for the retiree medical when I retire (post-funding)?How does the HRA work with the Standard Medical Plan?How does the family deductibles and out-of-pocket max work?What is the Core plan design?Will the stated percentage cost (e.g. 18%, 19% etc.) for the Standard plan be calculated every year?Will the stated 21% employee contribution maximum cost (once reached) remain in effect for the remainder of the contract or can it increase above 21%?Will we continue to have the ability to discuss changes to the contractual healthcare plan?What will happen to current retirees’ medical coverage for those prefunding and post-funding?I am a retiree age 65 and my spouse is under the age of 65. Will we still have American Airlines retiree medical coverage?If an employee is RIF’d or takes an early out and subsequently retires and enrolls in Retiree Medical prior to the conclusion of the 1114 process, will he/she still receive the company match portion of his/her prefunding?For retiree medical what happens for our members who have younger spouses? I understand guaranteed access at the below rates (for 2012) until the employee reaches age 65 and becomes Medicare eligible. Does the spouse continue to receive guaranteed coverage at 100% of the projected annual costs? What coverage exists if an employee passes away?I am a retiree under the age of 65 and my spouse is age 66. Can we both be covered under American’s pre-65 plan?My spouse and I have been in the Retiree Standard Option. I have exhausted the $300,000 lifetime maximum. Am I eligible to purchase the Retiree Standard option?What retiree medical coverage exists if an employee passes away?Will retirees be eligible for Supplemental Medical Plan (SMP) if they post-fund medical?If I have retiree medical, and I take a job with a company that offers retiree medical, can I opt out of AA's retiree medical?Will the new active medical plan be implemented this year or in January of next year?Do you have to meet the $750.00 deductible before they will pay for going to a specialist at 80%?I would also like to clarify if you have to meet the $750.00 deductible before they will pay for going to a specialist at 80%?Does this mean that once one family member reaches the individual deductible or $750, they will now pay a coinsurance of 20 percent or will the family deductible have to be reached before the 20 percent coinsurance goes into effect?Now that the contract is ratified, what will be the effective date my pension would be frozen? Am I still accruing pensionable credit while we are in restructuring?If an employee is not yet vested in retirement, will they continue to get credit and receive retirement benefits when they retire?How does the 401(k) company match formula work? If I make a $50,000 annual salary, does the company contribute 5.5% of the $50,000?How is it possible to receive a 401(k) match when you have reached the personal maximum contribution level?Can returned prefunding dollars be rolled over to a HSA account?Since there is now an auto-enrollment of 3% of an employee's pay into the 401(k), what happens if an employee is already contributing 3% or more?Now that the agreement is ratified, if I am currently putting 1% in my 401(k), will the company match just 1% or will I have to increase my amount to 3% to get the 3% match from the company? Does the company put anything in the 401(k) if I do not have anything going in?Is it true that I have to wait three years to be vested in the 401(k)?When the contract is modified, how will I be paid for my 2013 vacation? Part of this year I will be paid at one rate and part of the year I will be paid at another rate.If I retire/separate will I be paid out for 5 weeks of vacation or six weeks for vacation earned in 2012?If I separate, will my earned vacation for 2013 be paid out at current rates or the modified rate of pay coming?Will the reduced week of vacation be implemented this year or next?If I have taken PVs already this year from my 2013 earned VC how will this affect my VC accrual for next year?If I already have PVs approved for 2012 can I still take them?Why do we have to give back our Personal Vacation days?I have used some PV days already from my 2013 vacation balance, how will this be figured in to the 2013 VC bidding?I have never utilized the Article 34.1 process. Is this new, or revised, or do we have an understanding or intent of the process?