> > 5 Percent Return > > > > As Dave Siegel announced earlier this week, the company is in the process of ending the 5 > > percent war contingency pay deferral. Because the payroll system requires that changes of this > > sort go into effect at the start of a pay period, the earliest the change can be implemented > is > > the start of the first pay period in August. This means that paychecks issued prior to Aug. 16 > > will continue to reflect the deferral. Paychecks dated after Aug. 16 will restore employees' > > base rates to pre-deferral levels. > > > > "We are currently working on the programming to begin repaying deferred monies to employees > and > > will advise employees when the timetable has been finalized," said Jerry Glass, senior vice > > president of Employee Relations. A more comprehensive Q&A will be issued soon to provide > > additional details about the payback process. "We will start the repayment as soon as possible > > and appreciate your patience as we work toward this goal," Glass said. > > > > > > Mesa Results > > > > Mesa Air Group posted a 53 percent year-over-year gain in quarterly net income and is > preparing > > to place a significant regional jet order with Bombardier, according to Aviation Daily. Mesa's > > second-quarter 2003 net income was $5.8 million and the carrier took delivery of 12 regional > > jets in the quarter, bringing its regional jet fleet to 87. > > > > Mesa plans to increase that number to 96 by the end of September, according to the Daily. Mesa > > currently has a fleet of 141 aircraft, operating in the Midwest and East as US Airways > Express; > > in the West and Midwest as America West Express; in Denver as Frontier JetExpress and United > > Express; in Kansas City with Midwest Express and in New Mexico and Texas as Mesa Airlines. > > > > > > For the Cause > > > > US Airways Express pilot Mike Rencavage and his sister, Kimberly Rencavage Furman, are > preparing > > to embark on a 2,400-mile cross-country trip together in late September to raise money for The > > Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Their goal is to raise $20,000 to fund leukemia research by > > completing the transcontinental journey, dubbed "Wings Across America," in a single-engine > > Cherokee Piper 140. > > > > Contingent upon weather, the brother and sister team will make the trip from > > Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa., to San Diego in five days. Kimberly was diagnosed with leukemia in > > October 2000 and brother Mike was her life-saving donor. Following surgery and two years of > > treatment, Kimberly's leukemia is now in remission. To find out more about the cause or > > specifics about the trip, visit www.wingsacrossamerica.com. Tax-deductible contributions can > be > > made payable to and sent to "Wings Across America," c/o Michael Rencavage, RR1 Box 1286A, > > Gouldsboro, PA 18424 > > > > > > > > Funeral Information for Donna Thrasher > > > > Funeral services for Donna will be held on Friday, August 1, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the > Buchanan > > Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home, 14920 Lee Highway, Buchanan, VA 24066. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com