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PilotAction Merger News for US Airways & American Airlines: September 20, 2013
As US Airways shares rally, AMR merger may be more likely, Bloomberg reports
See Story: http://finance.yahoo...-111933943.html
AMR, US Airways Seek U.S. Data on Airline Deal Approvals
The Justice Department, which sued the airlines in August, has refused to turn over records about its approval of previous airline deals such as the 2010 United Airlines-Continental Airlines merger, the companies said in a court filing today in federal court in Washington. “Even more remarkable than DOJ’s abrupt and unexplained reversal is the fact that it contends that the dramatic change in its view of consolidation in the airline industry is off-limits in the discovery process here,” they said.
See Story: http://www.bloomberg...html?cmpid=yhoo
US Airways and American Airlines to DOJ: Show us your papers from four previous mergers
“DOJ seeks to prevent Defendants from learning the facts on which it approved the other four mergers. But DOJ cannot assert that the American-US Airways merger should be blocked because it could cause the same results as the prior mergers, and, at the same time, contend that those mergers have no relevance here. Plaintiffs raised this line of inquiry themselves, and the discovery sought will be used to demonstrate that this merger offers significant procompetitive benefits. Accordingly, Plaintiffs should be compelled to provide the requested discovery.”
See Story: http://aviationblog....s-mergers.html/
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION TO SPECIAL MASTER OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF FACTUAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION REGARDING DOJ’S APPROVALS OF FOUR PRIOR AIRLINE MERGERS: September 20, 2013
See Story: http://blogs.star-te...document-84.pdf
Airline Employees See Big Gains in Merger
See Story: http://www.kjzz.org/...ig-gains-merger
AA, US Airways Rally Video & Interview with APA Vice President Neil Roghair
See Story: http://www.myfoxdfw....&autoStart=true
Fly In Rally Photo Gallery Now on Wings
TEMPE (US Daily) - More than 300 US Airways and American Airlines employees gathered on Capitol Hill earlier this week to urge elected leaders and the DOJ to "Let us compete. Together." Speakers included members of Congress and union leaders. Leading up to the rally, hundreds of pilots, flight attendants, gate agents, baggage handlers and other employees from the two companies traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with more than 300 members of Congress to discuss the benefits of the proposed combination of American Airlines and US Airways. To view the photos from the rally please click here.
APA Latest Q&A's: September 19, 2013
As APA continues receiving questions regarding contract implementation-related issues, the American Airlines-US Airways merger, monetization and distribution of the equity stake and other timely topics, our subject-matter experts (SMEs) will continue providing answers. Here are the latest questions your APA leadership has received, along with answers from the appropriate SME.
Q: If I have a direct conflict with a sequence in the next month and the sequence drops, am I pay protected?
A: No, there is no sequence protection for a sequence dropped in the next month as a result of a direct conflict with a sequence from the previous month. In such cases the Company does not have the right to give you a recovery obligation.
Q: I was unable to pick-up (make-up in the old agreement) a fly through trip at the end of the month because it made me illegal for my first trip of next month. We could do this in the past. Has this changed with our new contract?
A: Yes, per Section 15. L. 5. c., pilots may not pick up open time in the current month that would create a conflict with a sequence in the current month or subsequent month unless such transaction is permitted by TTS or Crew Schedule.
As US Airways shares rally, AMR merger may be more likely, Bloomberg reports
See Story: http://finance.yahoo...-111933943.html
AMR, US Airways Seek U.S. Data on Airline Deal Approvals
The Justice Department, which sued the airlines in August, has refused to turn over records about its approval of previous airline deals such as the 2010 United Airlines-Continental Airlines merger, the companies said in a court filing today in federal court in Washington. “Even more remarkable than DOJ’s abrupt and unexplained reversal is the fact that it contends that the dramatic change in its view of consolidation in the airline industry is off-limits in the discovery process here,” they said.
See Story: http://www.bloomberg...html?cmpid=yhoo
US Airways and American Airlines to DOJ: Show us your papers from four previous mergers
“DOJ seeks to prevent Defendants from learning the facts on which it approved the other four mergers. But DOJ cannot assert that the American-US Airways merger should be blocked because it could cause the same results as the prior mergers, and, at the same time, contend that those mergers have no relevance here. Plaintiffs raised this line of inquiry themselves, and the discovery sought will be used to demonstrate that this merger offers significant procompetitive benefits. Accordingly, Plaintiffs should be compelled to provide the requested discovery.”
See Story: http://aviationblog....s-mergers.html/
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION TO SPECIAL MASTER OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF FACTUAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION REGARDING DOJ’S APPROVALS OF FOUR PRIOR AIRLINE MERGERS: September 20, 2013
See Story: http://blogs.star-te...document-84.pdf
Airline Employees See Big Gains in Merger
See Story: http://www.kjzz.org/...ig-gains-merger
AA, US Airways Rally Video & Interview with APA Vice President Neil Roghair
See Story: http://www.myfoxdfw....&autoStart=true
Fly In Rally Photo Gallery Now on Wings
TEMPE (US Daily) - More than 300 US Airways and American Airlines employees gathered on Capitol Hill earlier this week to urge elected leaders and the DOJ to "Let us compete. Together." Speakers included members of Congress and union leaders. Leading up to the rally, hundreds of pilots, flight attendants, gate agents, baggage handlers and other employees from the two companies traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with more than 300 members of Congress to discuss the benefits of the proposed combination of American Airlines and US Airways. To view the photos from the rally please click here.
APA Latest Q&A's: September 19, 2013
As APA continues receiving questions regarding contract implementation-related issues, the American Airlines-US Airways merger, monetization and distribution of the equity stake and other timely topics, our subject-matter experts (SMEs) will continue providing answers. Here are the latest questions your APA leadership has received, along with answers from the appropriate SME.
Q: If I have a direct conflict with a sequence in the next month and the sequence drops, am I pay protected?
A: No, there is no sequence protection for a sequence dropped in the next month as a result of a direct conflict with a sequence from the previous month. In such cases the Company does not have the right to give you a recovery obligation.
Q: I was unable to pick-up (make-up in the old agreement) a fly through trip at the end of the month because it made me illegal for my first trip of next month. We could do this in the past. Has this changed with our new contract?
A: Yes, per Section 15. L. 5. c., pilots may not pick up open time in the current month that would create a conflict with a sequence in the current month or subsequent month unless such transaction is permitted by TTS or Crew Schedule.