> US Airways Pilots Vote 'No Confidence' > > Representatives for US Airways Group's unionized pilots passed a vote of no confidence in the > airline's senior management, a union spokesman said on Friday, warning that relations between > pilots and the airline could turn heated. > > Charging US Airways with trying to navigate around its employee contracts, a committee of 12 > pilot representatives unanimously voted on Wednesday to express no confidence in > US Airways' executives, the spokesman said. > > The union objected to the airline's handling of pension problems, and also believes some jets > the carrier has ordered recently are larger than those the pilots have approved. > > "This no confidence vote means the relationship between the (Air Line Pilots Association) and US > Airways is going to become one of a more legal, combative nature," union spokesman Roy > Freundlich said on Friday. "There will be a significant elevation of legal activity." > > US Airways spokesman David Castelveter said the airline was disappointed its pilots found the > vote useful. > > > > > Doom and Gloom at the Labor Advisory Board Meeting > > US Airways executives went out of their way to paint a gloomy picture of the financial condition > of the airline in their presentations to the Thursday, May 22, 2003 meeting of the new Labor > Advisory Board, composed of a representative from each labor group. > > Several times management used terminology last heard in the days of bankruptcy as they displayed > charts showing that first quarter 2003 traffic and revenue goals had not been met, and that > there is little progress toward meeting newer, lower goals and targets going forward. (You know > things are pretty bad when they point to revenue from the sale of in-flight sandwiches as one of > the bright spots.) > > Management underscored their presentation with remarks like, "We've only got a year-and-a-half > to make it", "We'll return the loan money and liquidate if we see we're not going to make it", > and "We're not going to make it unless there's more cooperation and teamwork between employees > and management." > > That last remark was the big mystery. It was never spelled out just what constitutes a lack of > cooperation on the employees' part, especially after we've just completed two enormous rounds of > give-backs and are operating an airline that is overall #1 in DOT performance measurements, > according to Sr. VP Al Crellin. > > > > September Schedule Adjustments > > > US Airways will implement schedule adjustments in September that will be very similar to the > temporary reductions in April when traffic was down substantially. > > The September reductions reflect both the traditionally slower period after the peak summer > travel season as well as continued general weakness in demand compared to previous years. > > From Sept. 2-30, US Airways will cancel the last bank of flights at Charlotte on Tuesdays, > Wednesdays and Saturdays. For the same period, the last two banks of flights at Pittsburgh will > be canceled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. > > In addition, these banks at both hubs also will be canceled Thursday, Sept. 11, reflecting an > expected drop in demand for that day. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com