This
website was created to provide a communication network that
facilitates the interests of Long Term Disabled (LTD) pilots and
the present and future surviving spouses and children of all
retired pilots. The D&S email contact list created by John
Erickson will also continue to operate as an adjunct to this
medium. (Delta Disabled Pilots Association, DDPA, and DDPSA
are considered one and the same organization.)
As a result of the Delta bankruptcy and continued instability
within the airline industry, long term disabled pilots, survivors,
and all pilots retired before January 1, 2008 should recognize
that the assets of the Pilots’ Disability and Survivorship Trust
may be targeted for attack and redistribution by other competing
interests. Although all Delta pilots were lifetime dues paying
members of the Air Line Pilots Association, ALPA has repeatedly
conveyed their policy of not representing retired pilots or
survivors. Therefore, the LTD pilots, survivors, and retired
pilots with spouses who will eventually become dependent on the D
& S Trust for a lifeline of benefits are forced to look elsewhere
to protect their benefits. Delta Pilots who are currently working
and concerned about benefits and estate information are also
welcome to contact DDPSA.
Many Delta
LTD pilots and survivors have already committed their support to
DDPSA to watchdog their interests in the D & S Trust. This website
provides a medium for them and all retired Delta pilots to
participate in a communication network dedicated to that purpose.
The
information disseminated within this site has been carefully
gathered from a variety of sources both public and private. Ev
Gost, a former ALPA MEC R&I Committee member, serves as the
resident technical advisor regarding issues that are germane to
D&S Trust benefits. We continue to be
represented in all ERISA matters by Charles Dyke of Nixon Peabody
LLP.
OPEN
ACCESS: Registration within this information network is a
valuable means of bringing DAL LTD pilots, survivors, and normally
retired pilots with future survivors together into a cohesive
special interest group. You are encouraged to register by
going to the “Contact Us” tab and filling out the requested
information.
We expect every disabled
pilot to
contribute $500 the first
year. After the first year, annual dues for disabled pilots are
$200. For all present and future survivors the annual dues
are $100 each year. However, we will accept contributions of any
size as installment payments.
