Doug Parker has no intentions to Meet with AFA to develop a new proposal

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Dont be a sore loser.

 

[USA320Pilot]

Earnings, Crew News & FAA's New Hours of Service Information

Today US Airways issued a travel advisory to Tel Aviv and the "the price of oil rose Wednesday on new concerns about possible supply disruptions in the Middle East after Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza."

In addition, Doug Parker announced in the November 17 Crew News that Superstorm Sandy that devastated the northeast cost US Airways tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue and that passenger traffic is now soft in New York. It is unclear if the reduced traffic to New York is short-term or will be a longer term, when business traffic will return, and how this will effect the company's revenues/profits.

Separately, the November 17 Crew News F/A session had extremely informative discussions on the new Pilot Rest Rules, Schedules and FAA Rules, Examples of Flight Attendant Scheduling, Co-pairing and FAs and Pilots, US Network, and Co-pairing and Joint Contracts.

The new FAA Hours of Service (Crew Rest) rules are scheduled to be implemented on January 4, 2014, but US Airways may move up the implementation date so the change does not occur during the holiday season.

Some interesting tidbits include:

- The new rules may preclude back-to-back transatlantic flying and doubling up on ODANs (On Duty All Nighters).

- ODANs could be turned into 2-day trips or may not flown any more.

- ODANs cannot be done contiguously.

- The new rules will force pilots to be away from base 1.5 days/month more than now for the same amount of pay.

- There will be an increase in 4 day trips.

- If the F/As had approved either of their TAs the East F/As would not be subject to these pilot problems, but co-pairing on the East along with the new FARs have created an "unintended consequence."

- US Airways and the industry is seeking FAA rule clarification before implementing changes.

I believe every flight crew member should listen to both the Pilot and FA session for updates on important job/career information. To watch the webcasts click on the following hyperlink:

https://wings.usairw...s/news/crewnews

 

[SparrowHawk]

Earnings, Crew News & FAA's New Hours of Service Information

Today US Airways issued a travel advisory to Tel Aviv and the "the price of oil rose Wednesday on new concerns about possible supply disruptions in the Middle East after Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza."

In addition, Doug Parker announced in the November 17 Crew News that Superstorm Sandy that devastated the northeast cost US Airways tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue and that passenger traffic is now soft in New York. It is unclear if the reduced traffic to New York is short-term or will be a longer term, when business traffic will return, and how this will effect the company's revenues/profits.

Separately, the November 17 Crew News F/A session had extremely informative discussions on the new Pilot Rest Rules, Schedules and FAA Rules, Examples of Flight Attendant Scheduling, Co-pairing and FAs and Pilots, US Network, and Co-pairing and Joint Contracts.

The new FAA Hours of Service (Crew Rest) rules are scheduled to be implemented on January 4, 2014, but US Airways may move up the implementation date so the change does not occur during the holiday season.

Some interesting tidbits include:

- The new rules may preclude back-to-back transatlantic flying and doubling up on ODANs (On Duty All Nighters).

- ODANs could be turned into 2-day trips or may not flown any more.

- ODANs cannot be done contiguously.

- The new rules will force pilots to be away from base 1.5 days/month more than now for the same amount of pay.

- There will be an increase in 4 day trips.

- If the F/As had approved either of their TAs the East F/As would not be subject to these pilot problems, but co-pairing on the East along with the new FARs have created an "unintended consequence."

- US Airways and the industry is seeking FAA rule clarification before implementing changes.

I believe every flight crew member should listen to both the Pilot and FA session for updates on important job/career information. To watch the webcasts click on the following hyperlink:

https://wings.usairw...s/news/crewnews

I believe that you guys get screwed more than a Dutch whore. Perhaps it's time to grow some nuts and take a stand?

 

[AAStew]

What makes you guys think that APFA is going to be the surviving union? There are at least 6000 of us who want to see APFA booted straight to Hell. I think we form the majority with our friends from US. APFA is a podunk useless association who needs to be removed from the property!!!
AFA may have it's problems but they are heads and tails above this piece of crap that calls itself a union.

 

[jimntx]

There's more of similar feelings than you would think--particularly among more junior flight attendants. We've been thrown under the bus more often than a mechanic's dolly. And, when you add to that the standard apathy among AA f/as when it comes to making the effort to actually vote in elections (as opposed to just b**ching about the results for the next 4 years), APFA as the surviving union is not a sure thing.

 

[Phoenix]

http://money.msn.com...220&id=15928256

The Flight Attendants (American's) are now part of the NDA...