Another example is the injection of yttrium-90 radioactive glass or resin microspheres into the hepatic artery to radioembolize liver tumors or liver metastases. These microspheres are used for the treatment approach known as selective internal radiation therapy.
Meanwile, the senior-most pilots at Delta, who fly B747s and B777s, earn around $245,000. Working for 35 years and rising up the seniority ranks as a pilot at a major airline can mean career net pay and benefits of about $10 million, Darby says. Itâs a great gig, if you can get it.
The PBGC caps payouts at $31,000 or less per year for people who retired at 60, the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots. Delta is the third major airline to dump all or part of its pension obligations as part of a recent Chapter 11 reorganization, after US Airways and United.nlike most employees, retiring Delta pilots until 2005 could cash out half their pension benefits in lump sums that sometimes topped $1 million. Hundreds retired early to take advantage of the clause before it was stopped after Delta's Chapter 11 filing.