Since 1999, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Associationn, an independent union that represents 8,000 pilots and has its own 401(k) plan, has given pilots the option of using a brokerage account to invest part of their 401(k) money.
He and others said that regulators would be unlikely to approve any system that did not give pilots the option of switching to more conventional controls in the event of a touch-screen failure or an emergency like fire or smoke in the cockpit that would render the screens unreadable.
As the federal government struggles to regain hope that it can get enough consumers to buy health insurance, it is piloting an option for consumers to purchase insurance outside of state websites.
PayPal is piloting an option that gives customers control over how they pay after they've already paid.
The second cycle provided an opportunity, in two sites, to pilot these options, which involved discharging some long-term users from the service.
Delta, based in Atlanta, has given its affected employees, who range from baggage handlers to pilots, six options regarding their dismissals including early retirement, voluntary severance, and one-, three three- and five-year voluntary leave packages.
But far more than most passengers realize, pilots have options on their approach, among them, just where to slide that plane down on that vast and fast-looming concrete runway.
Before I start to sound like some kind of anti-NFC extremist, I am aware that some of these services are actually piloting NFC options along side their cloud offerings and many have worked NFC into their strategies as both a preference or a contingency.
